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Decimal expansion of x<0 satisfying 3*x+cos(x)=0.
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%I #8 Feb 07 2025 19:51:27

%S 3,1,6,7,5,0,8,2,8,7,7,1,2,2,1,1,7,1,8,8,6,7,9,6,1,8,0,6,1,0,9,6,1,7,

%T 9,7,9,9,7,1,7,1,8,9,4,6,2,9,3,3,7,5,0,8,2,0,8,4,6,3,7,9,0,0,9,7,7,1,

%U 5,3,5,3,6,2,0,4,8,6,3,3,7,5,0,5,6,7,0,8,2,3,5,6,1,1,2,2,9,4,0

%N Decimal expansion of x<0 satisfying 3*x+cos(x)=0.

%C See A199597 for a guide to related sequences. The Mathematica program includes a graph.

%H <a href="/index/Tra#transcendental">Index entries for transcendental numbers</a>.

%e -0.3167508287712211718867961806109617979...

%t a = 3; b = 1; c = 0;

%t f[x_] := a*x^2 + b*x*Cos[x]; g[x_] := c*Sin[x]

%t Plot[{f[x], g[x]}, {x, -1, 1}, {AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}}]

%t r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, -.4, -.3}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]

%t RealDigits[r] (* A199662 *)

%Y Cf. A199597.

%K nonn,cons

%O 0,1

%A _Clark Kimberling_, Nov 09 2011