find the whole numbers a and b, if 29/6=a+1/(1+1/b)

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29/6=(a+1)/(1+1/b),

29(1+1/b)=6(a+1),

29+29/b=6a+6,

23+29/b=6a.

When b=29, 23+1=6a, 24=6a, a=4.

So a=4 and b=29 are whole numbers satisfying the equation.
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