OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
The coefficient a of the unique cubic function y=a*x^3 which kisses the exponential function y=exp(x). In general, a function y = c*x^n kisses the exponential at some x > 0 iff the coefficient c equals (e/n)^n. The kissing point is (n, e^n).
LINKS
Stanislav Sykora, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..2000
EXAMPLE
0.743908774932876582997352950169693255443996586613116672014034601...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[(E/3)^3, 10, 120][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, May 22 2023 *)
PROG
(PARI) (exp(3)/3)^3
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Stanislav Sykora, May 12 2015
STATUS
approved