OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
The corresponding imaginary part is in A232736.
Root of the equation -7 + 56*x^2 - 112*x^4 + 64*x^6 = 0. - Vaclav Kotesovec, Apr 04 2021
LINKS
Stanislav Sykora, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
A. Arman, A. Bondarenko, and A. Prymak, Convex bodies of constant width with exponential illumination number, arXiv:2304.10418 [math.MG], 2023.
FORMULA
2*this^2 -1 = A073052. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 29 2025
Equals 2F1(-1/14,1/14;1/2;1) . - R. J. Mathar, Aug 31 2025
EXAMPLE
0.974927912181823607018131682993931217232785800619997437648...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[Cos[Pi/14], 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Dec 15 2018 *)
PROG
(Magma) R:= RealField(100); Cos(Pi(R)/14); // G. C. Greubel, Sep 19 2022
(SageMath) numerical_approx(cos(pi/14), digits=120) # G. C. Greubel, Sep 19 2022
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Stanislav Sykora, Nov 29 2013
STATUS
approved
