OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
The angle in degrees is 101.7359477153... and each of the base angles is 0.6829826991... radians or 39.1320261423... degrees.
REFERENCES
John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy, The Book of Numbers, Copernicus (Springer-Verlag), 1996, p. 206.
Steven R. Finch, Mathematical Constants, Cambridge University Press, 2003, section 8.13, pp. 523-524.
LINKS
Eugenio Calabi, Outline of Proof Regarding Squares Wedged in Triangle, 1997.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Calabi's Triangle.
Wikipedia, Calabi triangle.
FORMULA
Equals 2*arcsin(c/2), where c = A046095.
EXAMPLE
1.77562725526962986250848167202872854269509176556866...
MATHEMATICA
r = x /. FindRoot[2 x^3 - 2 x^2 - 3 x + 2 == 0, {x, 1.5}, WorkingPrecision -> 200]; RealDigits[2*ArcSin[r/2], 10, 100][[1]]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Amiram Eldar, Jun 18 2021
STATUS
approved