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From: percus@acf4.UUCP (Allon G. Percus)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Re: REPEATED ROOTS
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Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 09:21:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 09:21:00 1985
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> ...what i noticed, is that: TRY PLUGGING IN -1/4 for X! 
> this gives a repeated root of 1/2! hence 
> 
>      sqrt(-1/4 + sqrt(-1/4 + ...)) = 1/2. this one just defies all 
> intuition. enjoy.
> 
>                                            -the venn buddhist

Hmm...Very strange indeed.  Obviously it's true, but very
unexpected...
                                         A. G. Percus
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