OFFSET
2,2
COMMENTS
Solutions satisfy cos(x^n)=cos(x), the limit of the smallest real root also being the limit of a(n+1)/a(n) -> 2.2397...
EXAMPLE
Smallest real roots r(n) of equation x^n + x = a(n)(2Pi), for n=2...8, are: x^2 + x = 1(2Pi), r(2)=2.0560009...; x^3 + x = 2(2Pi), r(3)=2.1817119...; x^4 + x = 4(2Pi), r(4)=2.1886076...; x^5 + x = 9(2Pi), r(5)=2.2233125...; x^6 + x = 20(2Pi), r(6)=2.2313694...; x^7 + x = 45(2Pi), r(7)=2.2372063...; x^8 + x = 101(2Pi), r(8)=2.2393436...
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,more
AUTHOR
Benoit Cloitre and Paul D. Hanna, Jan 20 2003
STATUS
approved