OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
Circumference of the circumcircle of the square whose sides = 2.
Hypotenuse of the right isosceles triangle with the two legs = 2*Pi.
Perimeter of the closed curve with implicit Cartesian equation x^2 + y^2 = abs(x) + abs(y). This curve in the first quadrant is the half-circle with equation (x-1/2)^2 + (y-1/2)^2 = 1/2, hence, the curve is the union of 4 identical half-circles with diameter = sqrt(2) obtained by symmetries. (See link Curve.)
S. Ramanujan produced a curious approximation to 2*Pi*sqrt(2) by dividing 99^2 by 1103 (see link Prime Curios! and A343393).
The surface area of the solid of revolution formed by rotating a unit half-width lemniscate of Bernoulli about the vertical axis (cf. A395392). - Amiram Eldar, Apr 21 2026
REFERENCES
David Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. Penguin Books, NY, 1986, Revised edition 1987. See p. 54.
LINKS
Chris K. Caldwell and G. L. Honaker, Jr., 1103, 1st comment, Prime Curios!
Bernard Schott, Curve x^2+y^2 = abs(x)+abs(y).
EXAMPLE
8.88576587631673249403176198012138739722924337875138044617...
MAPLE
evalf(2*Pi*sqrt(2), 120);
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[2*Sqrt[2]*Pi, 10, 100][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, Apr 13 2021 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Bernard Schott, Apr 13 2021
STATUS
approved
