A040563 Continued fraction for sqrt(588).

24, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48, 4, 48

Offset: 0

Author

N. J. A. Sloane

Keywords

• nonn
• cofr
• easy
• less

Links

• Index entries for continued fractions for constants
• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0, 1).

Programs

Maple

with(numtheory): Digits := 300: convert(evalf(sqrt(588)),confrac);

Mathematica

PadRight[{24},80,{48,4}] (* or *) Block[{$MaxExtraPrecision=1000}, ContinuedFraction[Sqrt[588],80]](* Harvey P. Dale, Mar 24 2012 *)

Formula

a(n) = a(n-2). - Wesley Ivan Hurt, Apr 18 2023