Greg writes:
 
>> or one solution to the equation  X - 1 = 1/X
 
>Um, that would be the *only* solution, near as
>this ex-math major ex-computer science major
>ex-journalism major ex-English major ultimately
>playwriting sociologist technical editor can see.
 
I believe there should be two solutions, since the equation is a quadratic
(it can also be written x**2 -x -1 = 0).  Thus the other solution is x equal
to (1-sqrt(5))/2.  Sorry for nitpicking.z
 
-Glenn
 
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