Simplifying nested fractions

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$$1+\dfrac1{1+{\dfrac1{1+\dfrac1{1+\dfrac1x}}}}$$

Is there a special trick for solving this type of problem?

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We simplify step-by-step:

$$1+\dfrac1{1+{\dfrac1{1+\dfrac1{\frac{x+1}{x}}}}}$$

$$1+\dfrac1{1+{\dfrac1{1+\frac{x}{x+1}}}}$$

$$1+\dfrac1{1+{\dfrac1{\frac{2x+1}{x+1}}}}$$

$$1+\dfrac1{1+\frac{x+1}{2x+1}}$$

$$1+\dfrac1{\frac{3x+2}{2x+1}}$$

$$1+\frac{2x+1}{3x+2}$$

$$\frac{5x+3}{3x+2}$$