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								challengeType: 5
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								title: 'Problem 137: Fibonacci golden nuggets'
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Description
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								Consider the infinite polynomial series AF(x) = xF1 + x2F2 + x3F3 + ..., where Fk is the kth term in the Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ... ; that is, Fk = Fk−  1 + Fk−  2, F1 = 1 and F2 = 1.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								For this problem we shall be interested in values of x for which AF(x) is a positive integer.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								Surprisingly AF(1/2)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
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								(1/2).1 + (1/2)2.1 + (1/2)3.2 + (1/2)4.3 + (1/2)5.5 + ...
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
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								1/2 + 1/4 + 2/8 + 3/16 + 5/32 + ...
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
								   =  
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								The corresponding values of x for the first five natural numbers are shown below.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								xAF(x)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
								√2−  11
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								1/22
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
								(√13−  2)/33
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
								(√89−  5)/84
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
										 
									
								 
							
							
								(√34−  3)/55
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								We shall call AF(x) a golden nugget if x is rational, because they become increasingly rarer; for example, the 10th golden nugget is 74049690.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								Find the 15th golden nugget.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Instructions
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Tests
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								```yml
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								tests:
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								  -  text: < code > euler137()</ code >  should return 1120149658760.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    testString: assert.strictEqual(euler137(), 1120149658760, '< code > euler137()< / code >  should return 1120149658760.');
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Challenge Seed
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								```js
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								function euler137() {
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								  // Good luck!
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								  return true;
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								}
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								euler137();
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								## Solution
 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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								```js
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								// solution required
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
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