Reduce n steps of r->3r/(r+2)

Revision en1, by prudent, 2022-04-03 11:48:44

Suppose $$$0 <= r <= 1$$$ and $$$1 <= n <= 10^9$$$ times we turn $$$r$$$ into $$$3r/(r+2)$$$.
Example: $$$r = 27/47$$$.
$$$n = 1, r = 27/47 => r = 81/121$$$
$$$n = 2, r = 81/121 => r = 243/323$$$
$$$n = 3, r = 243/323 => r = 729/889$$$
Is this process reducible to a formula?
P.S. This problem is not from a contest, but a subproblem of an assignment on MIT OpenCourseWare. (5th problem, solving for an arbitrary number of 1's)

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