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A201416
Decimal expansion of least x satisfying 7*x^2 = sec(x) and 0 < x < Pi.
3
3, 9, 3, 2, 7, 3, 8, 2, 7, 3, 2, 8, 8, 4, 1, 5, 0, 3, 8, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 0, 5, 7, 2, 0, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 5, 9, 1, 4, 5, 2, 1, 7, 7, 2, 0, 3, 0, 3, 2, 2, 0, 5, 9, 1, 8, 2, 9, 7, 1, 9, 8, 6, 8, 9, 1, 8, 8, 7, 1, 5, 2, 9, 8, 6, 0, 8, 6, 3, 5, 3, 9, 4, 1, 4, 6, 2, 8, 9, 1, 1, 5, 9, 4, 9, 3, 2, 6
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
See A201397 for a guide to related sequences. The Mathematica program includes a graph.
EXAMPLE
least: 0.39327382732884150383245205720625342659...
greatest: 1.507928795380098266567899994070991413...
MATHEMATICA
a = 7; c = 0;
f[x_] := a*x^2 + c; g[x_] := Sec[x]
Plot[{f[x], g[x]}, {x, 0, Pi/2}, {AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}}]
r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, .3, .4}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]
RealDigits[r] (* A201416 *)
r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, 1.5, 1.6}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]
RealDigits[r] (* A201417 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A201397.
Sequence in context: A264918 A091670 A375503 * A072560 A290506 A303111
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Dec 01 2011
STATUS
approved