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KettingbreukenHallo, AntwoordHet belang van kettingbreuken?The Dutch mathematician and astronomer Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) was the first to demonstrate a practical application of continued fractions.[6][5] He wrote a paper explaining how to use the convergents of a continued fraction to find the best rational approximations for gear ratios. These approximations enabled him to pick the gears with the correct number of teeth. His work was motivated impart by his desire to build a mechanical planetarium.Kijk dat zijn toch leuke dingen voor de mensen...
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