Solution to SICP Exercise 1.39

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Solution to Exercise 1.39:

(define (cont-frac n d k)
(define (iter i sub-expr)
(if (= i 0)
sub-expr
(iter (- i 1) (/ (n i) (+ (d i) sub-expr)))))
(iter (- k 1) (/ (n k) (d k))))

(define (tan-cf x k)
(let ((x-squared-negated (- (* x x))))
(cont-frac (lambda (i) (if (= i 1) x x-squared-negated))
(lambda (i) (- (* 2 i) 1))
k)))

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