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A224233
Decimal expansion of number of inches in a meter.
1
3, 9, 3, 7, 0, 0, 7, 8, 7, 4, 0, 1, 5, 7, 4, 8, 0, 3, 1, 4, 9, 6, 0, 6, 2, 9, 9, 2, 1, 2, 5, 9, 8, 4, 2, 5, 1, 9, 6, 8, 5, 0, 3, 9, 3, 7, 0, 0, 7, 8, 7, 4, 0, 1, 5, 7, 4, 8, 0, 3, 1, 4, 9, 6, 0, 6, 2, 9, 9, 2, 1, 2, 5, 9, 8, 4, 2, 5, 1, 9
OFFSET
2,1
COMMENTS
The exact value (this is the definition of an inch) is 1/0.0254.
FORMULA
From Chai Wah Wu, Sep 17 2016: (Start)
a(n) = a(n-1) - a(n-21) + a(n-22) for n > 23.
G.f.: x^2*(-5*x^20 - 3*x^19 + 2*x^18 - 3*x^17 + 8*x^16 - 4*x^15 + 3*x^14 - 2*x^13 - 4*x^12 - x^11 + 4*x^10 + 3*x^9 + x^8 - x^7 - 7*x^6 + 7*x^4 - 4*x^3 + 6*x^2 - 6*x - 3)/(x^22 - x^21 + x - 1). (End)
EXAMPLE
39.370078740157480314960629921259842519685039370078740157480...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[10000/254, 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 13 2019 *)
CROSSREFS
Cf. A224234 (feet), A224235 (yards).
Sequence in context: A340036 A195292 A197572 * A021258 A200607 A099319
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 13 2013
STATUS
approved