Egyptian fraction query

[Mohammad Hammad]

hi
I heard about Egyptian fraction and I want to know if someone here knows about it.
and what's the uses of this way of deriving fractions from one fraction !

 

[Dr.Peterson]

hi
I heard about Egyptian fraction and I want to know if someone here knows about it.
and what's the uses of this way of deriving fractions from one fraction !

Have you searched for information about this topic?

It is not a useful way to work with fractions for most purposes, but poses some interesting challenges in number theory. Wikipedia suggests some uses.

 

[Mohammad Hammad]

I was trying to see an infinite series uses the Google gave me links about Egyptians fractions.


this one can generate an infinite summation of fractions which is equal to any fraction you give.
for example