How to type a formula as below?

The following solution creates a macro called \bp -- short for "bottom-aligned plus symbol", I suppose -- which, in turn, is based on the \genfrac macro of the amsmath package.

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\documentclass{article} % or some other suitable document class
\usepackage{amsmath} % for '\genfrac' macro
\newcommand{\temp}[1]{\genfrac{}{}{0pt}{}{}{#1}}
\newcommand\bp{\mathbin{\temp{+}}} % or: \newcommand\bp{\temp{+}}
\begin{document}
\[
\frac{426}{359} = 1+\frac15\bp\frac12\bp\frac11\bp\frac13\bp\frac11\bp\frac14 \,,
\]
\end{document}

You can do it with a simpler user level syntax.

The command \contfrac has

  • an optional argument to print the value followed by =;
  • a mandatory argument for the integer part; if blank nothing is printed;
  • a mandatory argument for the sequence of integers in the continued fraction;
  • an optional argument to print the value preceded by =.

Of course one has to choose between the leading and the trailing optional argument.

This is to be used in displays only, of course.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,xparse}

\NewDocumentCommand{\contfrac}{ommo}{%
  \sbox0{$\dfrac{1}{1}$}%
  \raisebox{-\dimexpr\dp0}{%
    \raisebox{\dimexpr\dp0}{%
      $\displaystyle\IfValueT{#1}{#1=}\NotBlankT{#2}{#2+{}}$%
    }%
    \makecontfrac{#3}%
    \IfValueT{#4}{%
      \raisebox{\dimexpr\dp0}{$\displaystyle{}=#4$}%
    }%
  }%
}

\ExplSyntaxOn

\NewExpandableDocumentCommand{\NotBlankT}{mm}
 {
  \tl_if_blank:nF { #1 } { #2 }
 }

\NewDocumentCommand{\makecontfrac}{m}
 {
  \seq_set_from_clist:Nn \l_tmpa_seq { #1 }
  \seq_set_map:NNn \l_tmpb_seq \l_tmpa_seq { \__coeus_rfrac:n { ##1 } }
  $\displaystyle\seq_use:Nn \l_tmpb_seq { + }$
 }

\cs_new_protected:Nn \__coeus_rfrac:n
 {
  \raisebox{\depth}{$\dfrac{1}{#1}$}
 }

\ExplSyntaxOff

\begin{document}

\begin{gather}
\contfrac{}{5,2,1,3,1,4}
\\[2ex]
\contfrac{1}{5,2,1,3,1,4}
\\[2ex]
\contfrac[\frac{426}{359}]{1}{5,2,1,3,1,4}
\\[2ex]
\contfrac{1}{5,2,1,3,1,4}[\frac{426}{359}]
\end{gather}

\end{document}

The idea is to print the result and the integer part raised by the depth of a standard fractions; then all fractions are raised by the same amount, so the + signs are typeset at their regular height.

Finally we lower the whole thing to cover our tracks.

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