OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
Also the real part of i^(1/10). - Stanislav Sykora, Apr 25 2012
Equals sin(9*Pi/20). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 01 2014
An algebraic number of degree 8 and denominator 2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 27 2017
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FORMULA
Equals cos(Pi/20) = sqrt((1+A019881)/2) = sqrt(1-A019818^2) = sqrt(5-sqrt(5))*(sqrt(5)+sqrt(5+2*sqrt(5)))/(4*sqrt(5)). - R. J. Mathar, Jun 18 2006
Equals A019863 * A019872 + A019836 * A019845 = A019887 * A019896 + A019812 * A019821. - R. J. Mathar, Jan 27 2021
Root of 256*x^8 -512*x^6 +304*x^4 -48*x^2+1=0. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 29 2025
Equals 2F1(-1/10,1/10;1/2;1/2). - R. J. Mathar, Aug 31 2025
EXAMPLE
0.98768834059513772619004024769343726075840686158988043492390480163...
MAPLE
Digits:=100: evalf(sin(9*Pi/20)); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Sep 01 2014
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[Sin[81 Degree], 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Aug 11 2012 *)
PROG
(PARI) sin(9*Pi/20) \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Aug 27 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
STATUS
approved
