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A196501
Decimal expansion of least positive x satisfying x+cot(x)=1/x.
2
2, 7, 4, 3, 7, 0, 7, 2, 6, 9, 9, 9, 2, 2, 6, 9, 3, 8, 2, 5, 6, 1, 1, 2, 2, 0, 8, 1, 1, 2, 0, 3, 0, 7, 1, 3, 7, 2, 0, 4, 2, 7, 9, 6, 7, 5, 5, 5, 8, 2, 8, 9, 3, 1, 4, 1, 6, 6, 3, 9, 0, 5, 7, 1, 3, 4, 9, 9, 2, 7, 6, 7, 3, 1, 1, 1, 9, 1, 7, 6, 8, 9, 9, 0, 1, 2, 6, 0, 8, 6, 7, 8, 7, 3, 2, 6, 1, 4, 4, 8
OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
See A196500 for related inequalities.
EXAMPLE
x=2.7437072699922693825611220811203071372042...
MATHEMATICA
Plot[{Cot[1/x], x, 1/x + Cot[1/x]}, {x, 0.34, 1.0}]
t = x /.FindRoot[1/x + Cot[1/x] == x, {x, .3, .4}, WorkingPrecision -> 100]
RealDigits[t] (* A196500 *)
1/t
RealDigits[%] (* A196501 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Oct 03 2011
STATUS
approved