OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Limit_{n -> oo} b(n)/b(n-1) = ((9+4*sqrt(2))/7)/((19+6*sqrt(2))/17) for n mod 9 = {1, 2}, b = A129837, A156650.
The aspect ratio of a rectangle such that a random line intersecting it has a 1/2 probability of intersecting two opposite sides. The line is chosen such that its orientation and its perpendicular distance from the origin are independently and uniformly distributed. - Amiram Eldar, Apr 30 2026
LINKS
FORMULA
Minimal polynomial: 7*x^2 - 18*x + 7. - Amiram Eldar, Apr 30 2026
EXAMPLE
2.09383632135605431360096498526268461632552678592968...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[(9 + 4*Sqrt[2])/7, 10, 100][[1]] (* G. C. Greubel, Jul 05 2017 *)
PROG
(PARI) (9+4*sqrt(2))/7 \\ G. C. Greubel, Jul 05 2017
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
cons,nonn
AUTHOR
Klaus Brockhaus, Feb 13 2009
STATUS
approved
