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%S 1,1,4,1,5,2,9,8,6,4,6,4,2,3,9,2,5,6,2,7,0,7,5,0,6,6,0,5,6,2,9,4,8,6,
%T 7,7,8,4,6,7,2,7,2,6,6,3,6,4,1,5,7,9,5,5,0,7,5,8,6,1,6,9,7,2,5,6,0,8,
%U 6,3,1,1,9,6,7,3,5,7,4,4,7,8,8,7,7,9,0,4,6,9,5,4,3,7,2,5,7,8,4
%N Decimal expansion of x<0 satisfying 3*x^2+sin(x)=3.
%C See A198866 for a guide to related sequences. The Mathematica program includes a graph.
%H <a href="/index/Tra#transcendental">Index entries for transcendental numbers</a>.
%e negative: -1.1415298646423925627075066056294867784...
%e positive: 0.86401127242790345732955031503590029470...
%t a = 3; b = 1; c = 3;
%t f[x_] := a*x^2 + b*Sin[x]; g[x_] := c
%t Plot[{f[x], g[x]}, {x, -2, 2}, {AxesOrigin -> {0, 0}}]
%t r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, -1.2, -1.1}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]
%t RealDigits[r] (* A199150 *)
%t r = x /. FindRoot[f[x] == g[x], {x, .86, .87}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]
%t RealDigits[r] (* A199151 *)
%Y Cf. A198866.
%K nonn,cons,changed
%O 1,3
%A _Clark Kimberling_, Nov 03 2011