OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
An algebraic number of degree 16 and denominator 2. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Jan 09 2022
LINKS
G. C. Greubel, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..10000
Michael Penn, The exact value of sin 5⅝°??, YouTube video, 2021.
FORMULA
Equals (1/2) * sqrt(2-sqrt(2+sqrt(2+sqrt(2)))).
One of the 16 real roots of -128*x^2 +2688*x^4 -21504*x^6 +84480*x^8 +32768*x^16 -131072*x^14 +212992*x^12 -180224*x^10 +1 =0. - R. J. Mathar, Aug 29 2025
EXAMPLE
0.09801714032956060199419...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[Sin[Pi/32], 10, 100, -1][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, Apr 27 2021 *)
PROG
(PARI) imag(I^(1/16))
(PARI) sin(Pi/32)
(PARI) sqrt(2-sqrt(2+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))))/2
(SageMath) numerical_approx(sin(pi/32), digits=123) # G. C. Greubel, Sep 30 2022
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Seiichi Manyama, Apr 04 2021
STATUS
approved
