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Erdős problem 282

Let A⊆NA\subseteq \mathbb{N} be an infinite set and consider the following greedy algorithm for a rational x∈(0,1)x\in (0,1): choose the minimal n∈An\in A such that n≥1/xn\geq 1/x and repeat with xx replaced by x−1nx-\frac{1}{n}. If this terminates after finitely many steps then this produces a representation of xx as the sum of distinct unit fractions with denominators from AA.

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FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/282.leanErdos282.greedyUnitFractionRem_one1 lineExact file
∀ (n : ℕ), Erdos282.greedyUnitFractionRem Set.univ (1 / ↑n) 1 = 0
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