OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
An algebraic number of degree 2 and denominator 9; minimal polynomial 27*x^2 - 256. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 20 2016
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Rhombic Dodecahedron.
Wikipedia, Rhombic dodecahedron.
FORMULA
Equals 16*sqrt(3)/9.
V = a^3*16*sqrt(3)/9 with a = 1.
EXAMPLE
3.07920143567800407738212682934377309678720934010734333876587907...
MAPLE
Digits:=100; evalf(16*sqrt(3)/9); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Mar 10 2014
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[16/Sqrt[27], 10, 85][[1]] (* Indranil Ghosh, Mar 15 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) 16/sqrt(27) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 20 2016
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Philippe Deléham, Mar 09 2014
STATUS
approved