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Distance-Shrinkage Task

For each x > 1, let x’ = x - 1, and let d = x’ - 1/x.

If x = 1000, then x’ = 999, 1/x = 1/1000, and d = 999 - 1/1000.

If x = 100, then x’ = 99, 1/x = 1/100, and d = 99 - 1/100,


which is < the previous value of d.

If x = 10, then x’ = 9, 1/x = 1/10, and d = 9 - 1/10,


which is < the previous value of d.

Your task is to find the value of x, rounded to 3 decimal places, such that d = 0.

x = _______________

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