Question

What is the unit fraction of 9/10?

Answer 1

what is unit fraction?

Answer 2

A egyptian way of writing a fraction
the numerator has to be 1

Answer 3

and the denominator cant repeat

Answer 4

for ex: 4/5 =1/2 + 1/5 + 1/10

Answer 5

i have only 1/10 + 1/2+ 1/5 so far

Answer 6

interesting :D

Answer 7

...

Answer 8

do you need to guess :D or there are methodology how to make them?

Answer 9

umm i think guess...?

Answer 10

idk.

Answer 11

there isnt really a method

Answer 12

1/2+1/3+1/15=9/10
http://www.maths.surrey.ac.uk/hosted-sites/R.Knott/Fractions/egyptian.html
i think there should be since it's calculated

Answer 13

1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/40

Answer 14

oh?

Answer 15

using greedy algorhitm

Answer 16

..

Answer 17

Thanks guys

Answer 18

wait

Answer 19

95/14541 = 1/154+1/25161+1/3756225304+1/35273071332268507000
:D

Answer 20

uh

Answer 21

im kinda confused?

Answer 22

D:<

Answer 23

there is even egyptian fraction for a \(\pi\)!

Answer 24

omg..

Answer 25

wait how is 1/2 1/3 1/15 da answer

Answer 26

8, 61, 5020, 128541455, 162924332716605980, ...

Answer 27

coould u turn it into equalivent fracs

Answer 28

\[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{15}=\frac{15}{30}+\frac{10}{30}+\frac{2}{30}=\frac{15+10+2}{30}=\frac{27}{30}=\frac{9}{10}\]

Answer 29

can't you do it yourself?

Answer 30

holy

Answer 31

OHHHHHHHHHH i get it

Answer 32

THANKS SO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Answer 33

thank you for showing my egyptian fractions :D

Answer 34

yup :P