OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Continued fraction expansion of (7+sqrt(53))/2 is A010727.
This is the shape of a 7-extension rectangle; see A188640 for definitions. - Clark Kimberling, Apr 09 2011
LINKS
Kelvin Voskuijl, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..20000
Wikipedia, Metallic mean
FORMULA
Equals lim_{n->oo} S(n, sqrt(53))/S(n-1, sqrt(53)), with the S-Chebyshev polynomials (see A049310). - Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 15 2023
Positive solution of x^2 - 7*x - 1 = 0. - Hugo Pfoertner, Apr 14 2024
EXAMPLE
7.14005494464025913554...
MATHEMATICA
r=7; t = (r + (4+r^2)^(1/2))/2; FullSimplify[t]
N[t, 130]
RealDigits[N[t, 130]][[1]]
RealDigits[(7+Sqrt[53])/2, 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Nov 03 2024 *)
PROG
(PARI) (7+sqrt(53))/2 \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Jul 24 2013
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Klaus Brockhaus, Apr 19 2010
STATUS
approved
