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A068028
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Decimal expansion of 22/7.
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16
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3, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4
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OFFSET
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1,1
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COMMENTS
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This is an approximation to Pi. It is accurate to 0.04025%.
Consider the recurring part of 22/7 and the sequences R(i) = 2, 1, 4, 2, 3, 0, 2, ... and Q(i) = 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, .... For i > 0, let X(i) = 10*R(i) + Q(i). Then Q(i+1) = floor(X(i)/Y); R(i+1) = X(i) - Y*Q(i+1); here Y=5; X(0)=X=7. Note 1/7 = 7/49 = X/(10*Y-1). Similar comment holds elsewhere. If we consider the sequences R(i) = 3, 2, 3, 5, 5, 1, 4, 0, 6, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 5, 2, 6, 0, 2, 0, 3, ... and Q(i) = A021027, we have X=3; Y=7 (attributed to Vedic literature). - K.V.Iyer, Jun 16 2010, Jun 18 2010
The sequence of convergents of the continued fraction of Pi begins [3, 22/7, 333/106, 355/113, 103993/33102, ...]. 22/7 is the second convergent. The summation 240*Sum_{n >= 1} 1/((4*n+1)*(4*n+2)*(4*n+3)*(4*n+5)(4*n+6)*(4*n+7)) = 22/7 - Pi shows that 22/7 is an over-approximation to Pi. - Peter Bala, Oct 12 2021
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REFERENCES
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David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin Books, NY, 1986, Revised edition 1987. See p. 49.
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LINKS
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D. P. Dalzell, On 22/7, J. London Math. Soc. 19, 133-134, 1944.
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FORMULA
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a(0)=3, a(n) = floor(714285/10^(5-(n mod 6))) mod 10. - Sascha Kurz, Mar 23 2002 [corrected by Jason Yuen, Aug 18 2024]
G.f.: x*(3-2*x+3*x^2+x^3+4*x^4)/((1-x)*(1+x)*(1-x+x^2)). - Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 27 2015
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MATHEMATICA
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CoefficientList[Series[(3 - 2 x + 3 x^2 + x^3 + 4 x^4) / ((1 - x) (1 + x) (1 - x + x^2)), {x, 0, 100}], x] (* Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 27 2015 *)
Join[{3}, LinearRecurrence[{1, 0, -1, 1}, {1, 4, 2, 8}, 104]] (* Ray Chandler, Aug 26 2015 *)
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PROG
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(Magma) I:=[3, 1, 4, 2, 8]; [n le 5 select I[n] else Self(n-1)-Self(n-3)+Self(n-4): n in [1..100]]; // Vincenzo Librandi, Mar 27 2015
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EXTENSIONS
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Alternative to broken link added by R. J. Mathar, Jun 18 2010
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approved
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