Calculating Gamma Ratio: Tricks for Hard Problems

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Hi, I need to calculate [tex]\Gamma(7/3)[/tex]/[tex]\Gamma(1/3)[/tex]
is there some trick to doing this type of problem? I'm finding it really hard to do from first principles.
Any help would be great, thanks!
 
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Consider the property of the gamma function:

[tex]\Gamma(z + 1) = z\Gamma(z)[/tex]