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85 φ + 1/φ = φ + φ - 1 = 2φ - 1 ≈ 2.236
86 Plus 1/2 = 2.736 (not quite e ≈ 2.718) -/
87noncomputable def attempt1 : ℝ := phi + 1/phi + 1/2
88
89/-- Attempt 2: e ≈ φ² + (1 - 1/φ)
90
91 φ² = φ + 1 ≈ 2.618
92 1 - 1/φ = 1 - 0.618 = 0.382
93 Sum: 3.000 (too big) -/
94noncomputable def attempt2 : ℝ := phi^2 + (1 - 1/phi)
95
96/-- Attempt 3: e ≈ 2 + 1/φ²
97
98 1/φ² = φ - 1 = 0.618
99 Wait: 1/φ² = (φ-1)² = 0.382
100 2 + 0.382 = 2.382 (too small) -/
101noncomputable def attempt3 : ℝ := 2 + 1/phi^2
102
103/-- Attempt 4: e ≈ (φ + 1)^(2/φ)
104
105 φ + 1 = φ² ≈ 2.618
106 2/φ ≈ 1.236
107 2.618^1.236 ≈ 3.34 (too big) -/
108noncomputable def attempt4 : ℝ := (phi + 1)^(2/phi)
109
110/-- Attempt 5: e ≈ φ^(φ + 1/φ)/φ = φ^(2φ-1)/φ
111
112 2φ - 1 ≈ 2.236
113 φ^2.236 ≈ 2.963
114 Divided by φ: 1.83 (too small) -/
115noncomputable def attempt5 : ℝ := phi^(phi + 1/phi) / phi
116
117/-! ## Continued Fraction Connection -/