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Description	English: Approximation of golden mean by finite continued fractions :
Date	21 October 2011
Source	Own work
Author	Adam majewski

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Maxima CAS src code

/* 
golden ratio conjugate 
= ((sqrt(5)-1)/2 = 0.618033988749895
It is approximated by finite continued  fractions :

[0;1,1,1,....]



*/

kill(all);

iMax : 10;



/* continuead fraction - goldem mean */
f(i_Max):=
(
[a,i],
i:1,
a:[0,1,1],
while i