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A201520 Decimal expansion of greatest x satisfying 5*x^2 - 1 = sec(x) and 0 < x < Pi. 3

%I #10 Apr 09 2021 22:48:15

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

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

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

%N Decimal expansion of greatest x satisfying 5*x^2 - 1 = sec(x) and 0 < x < Pi.

%C See A201397 for a guide to related sequences. The Mathematica program includes a graph.

%e least: 0.675482908113724228015178858190...

%e greatest: 1.4683742920332829376554687815...

%t a = 5; c = -1;

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

%t Plot[{f[x], g[x]}, {x, 0, Pi/2}, {AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}}]

%t r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, .6, .7}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]

%t RealDigits[r] (* A201519 *)

%t r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, 1.4, 1.5}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]

%t RealDigits[r] (* A201520 *)

%Y Cf. A201397.

%K nonn,cons

%O 1,2

%A _Clark Kimberling_, Dec 02 2011

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