OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
Also the imaginary part of i^(1/6). - Stanislav Sykora, Apr 25 2012
LINKS
Vincenzo Librandi, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
Mark B. Villarino, Legendre's Singular Modulus, arXiv:2002.07250 [math.HO], 2020.
FORMULA
Equals 2F1(9/8,-1/8;1/2;3/4) / 2 = - 2F1(11/8,-3/8;1/2;3/4) / 2 = cos(5*Pi/12). - R. J. Mathar, Oct 27 2008
Equals sqrt(2 - sqrt(3))/2 = (1/2) * A101263. - Amiram Eldar, Aug 05 2020
EXAMPLE
0.258819045102520762348898837624048328349068901319930513814003207315...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[ Sin[ Pi/12], 10, 111][[1]] (* Or *) RealDigits[(Sqrt[3] - 1)/(2 Sqrt[2]), 10, 111][[1]] (* Robert G. Wilson v *)
RealDigits[Sin[15 Degree], 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jul 16 2016 *)
PROG
(PARI) sin(Pi/12) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 25 2012
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved