OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
The greater one of the solutions to x^2 - 8 * x + 8 = 0. The other solution is A157259 - 3 = 1.17157... . - Michal Paulovic, Nov 14 2023
FORMULA
Equals 2*sqrt(2)*(1 + sqrt(2)) = 2*(2 + sqrt(2)). This is an integer in the quadratic number field Q(sqrt(2)).
Equals continued fraction with periodic term [[6], [1, 4]]. - Peter Luschny, Nov 13 2023
EXAMPLE
6.8284271247461900976033774484193961571393437507538961...
MAPLE
evalf(4+sqrt(8), 130); # Alois P. Heinz, Nov 13 2023
MATHEMATICA
First[RealDigits[2*(2 + Sqrt[2]), 10, 99]] (* Stefano Spezia, Nov 11 2023 *)
PROG
(PARI) \\ Works in v2.13 and higher; n = 100 decimal places
my(n=100); digits(floor(10^n*(4+quadgen(32)))) \\ Michal Paulovic, Nov 14 2023
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Wolfdieter Lang, Nov 13 2023
STATUS
approved