Paper 2, Section II, F
Part II, 2013
(i) Let be an integer. Show that
(ii) Let us say that an irrational number is badly approximable if there is some constant such that
for all and for all integers . Show that if the integers in the continued fraction expansion are bounded then is badly approximable.
Give, with proof, an example of an irrational number which is not badly approximable.
[Standard facts about continued fractions may be used without proof provided they are stated clearly.]