A197136 Decimal expansion of the x-intercept of the shortest segment from the x axis through (4,1) to the line y=x.
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Offset: 1
Examples
length of Philo line: 3.350162315943772... (see A197137) endpoint on x axis: (4.55402, 0) endpoint on line y=x: (2.93048, 2.93048)
Programs
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Mathematica
f[t_] := (t - k*t/(k + m*t - m*h))^2 + (m*k*t/(k + m*t - m*h))^2; g[t_] := D[f[t], t]; Factor[g[t]] p[t_] := h^2 k + k^3 - h^3 m - h k^2 m - 3 h k t + 3 h^2 m t + 2 k t^2 - 3 h m t^2 + m t^3 m = 1; h = 4; k = 1;(* slope m; point (h,k) *) t = t1 /. FindRoot[p[t1] == 0, {t1, 1, 2}, WorkingPrecision -> 100] RealDigits[t] (* A197136 *) {N[t], 0} (* endpoint on x axis *) {N[k*t/(k + m*t - m*h)], N[m*k*t/(k + m*t - m*h)]} (* endpoint on line y=mx *) d = N[Sqrt[f[t]], 100] RealDigits[d] (* A197137 *) Show[Plot[{k*(x - t)/(h - t), m*x}, {x, 0, 5}], ContourPlot[(x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 == .003, {x, 0, 5}, {y, 0, 3}], PlotRange -> {0, 3}, AspectRatio -> Automatic]
Extensions
Incorrect trailing digits removed. - R. J. Mathar, Nov 08 2022
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