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A197025 Decimal expansion of the radius of the circle tangent to the curve y=3/(1+x^2) and to the positive x and y axes.

Original entry on oeis.org

7, 0, 9, 9, 1, 4, 9, 2, 6, 8, 6, 0, 4, 3, 9, 9, 2, 1, 4, 0, 9, 5, 9, 3, 8, 8, 9, 1, 6, 2, 5, 5, 8, 8, 7, 3, 4, 8, 0, 0, 2, 9, 4, 2, 6, 7, 8, 4, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 0, 4, 6, 9, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 5, 0, 6, 6, 9, 0, 1, 8, 1, 5, 4, 2, 7, 7, 6, 0, 0, 7, 2, 4, 9, 1, 9, 4, 6, 5, 3, 3, 2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 5
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Clark Kimberling, Oct 08 2011

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Let (x,y) denote the point of tangency. Then
x=1.24529475848935327220740793075336892358...
y=1.17612050304358700012836336674764176692...
slope=-1.148377151582141158728147357192644...
(The Mathematica program includes a graph.)

Examples

			radius=0.70991492686043992140959388916255887...
		

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Programs

  • Mathematica
    r = .71; c = 3;
    Show[Plot[c/(1 + x^2), {x, 0, 2}],
     ContourPlot[(x - r)^2 + (y - r)^2 == r^2, {x, 0, 2}, {y, 0, 2}], PlotRange -> All, AspectRatio -> Automatic, AxesOrigin -> Automatic]
    u[x_] := (x*(1 + x^2)^3 - 2*x*c^2)/((1 + x^2)^3 - 2*c*x*(1 + x^2))
    v = x /. FindRoot[c/(1 + x^2) == u[x] + Sqrt[2*u[x]*x - x^2], {x, .9, 1.45}, WorkingPrecision -> 100]
    t = Re[v]; RealDigits[t] (* x coord. of tangency pt. *)
    y = c/(1 + t^2)          (* y coord. of tangency pt. *)
    radius = u[t]
    RealDigits[radius] (* A197025 *)
    slope = -2*c*t/(1 + t^2)^2   (* slope at tangency pt *)
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