The Square Root of Two to One Million Digits

by McAdams, David E.
ISBN: 9781632703651
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Overview

A conundrum faced ancient mathematicians. Which number to use for the square root of 2? Ancient Babylonians used the fraction 305470/216000. This was accurate to about six decimal places. Ancient Indians used the fraction 577/408. This fraction is accurate to five decimal places. Today, mathematicians understand that the square root of 2 is irrational, its digits go on forever without repeating. It is calculated using an infinite series. This book lists the first million digits of the square root of 2.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: McAdams, David E.
  • ISBN: 9781632703651
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.54
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 2023
Language: English