OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
Real root of 8x^3 - 8x^2 + 2x - 1: an algebraic number of degree 3. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 14 2014
The denominator of this algebraic number is 2, since its double is an algebraic integer. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Nov 12 2014
EXAMPLE
0.87743883312334638002475444817926...
MAPLE
MATHEMATICA
(2^(2/3)*(25 + 3*Sqrt[69])^(1/3) + 2^(2/3)*(25 - 3*Sqrt[69])^(1/3) + 4)/12 // RealDigits[#, 10, 125]& // First (* Jean-François Alcover, Feb 20 2013 *)
PROG
(PARI) real(polroots(x^3-x^2+1))[2] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 14 2014
(PARI) polrootsreal(8*x^3-8*x^2+2*x-1)[1] \\ Charles R Greathouse IV, Apr 14 2014
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
R. J. Mathar, Jan 22 2013
STATUS
approved