Math & Science ⇒ Parenthesis

[pjsantib]

Hi. I need write a big parenthesis when I evaluate a function. I'm using \left( and \right), but the result is wear.

$P\left( 1 + \dfrac{1}{2+\dfrac{1}{3+\dfrac{1}{ \begin{array}{c}{\ddots} \\ n-2 + \dfrac{1}{ n-1 + \dfrac{1}{n}} \end{array} }}}\right)$

How I can reduce the space in the top of the parenthesis?

Beforehand, thank you.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

You could use \vcenter with \hbox, take care of the inner $...$:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$P\left(\vcenter{\hbox{$ 1 + \dfrac{1}{2+\dfrac{1}{3+\dfrac{1}{
\begin{array}{c}{\ddots} \\ n-2 + \dfrac{1}{ n-1 + \dfrac{1}{n}}
\end{array} }}}$}}\right)$
\end{document}

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Stefan