13 Sep
2005
13 Sep
'05
12:12 p.m.
Given a finite set R of unit fractions, is it possible to represent all rationals as Egyptian fractions without using elements of R?
(Slaps forehead) Just use the splitting relation 1/x = 1/(x+1) + 1/(x^2 + x). -- Mike Stay metaweta@gmail.com http://math.ucr.edu/~mike