A384473 Decimal expansion of the middle interior angle (in degrees) in Albrecht Dürer's approximate construction of the regular pentagon.
1, 0, 8, 3, 6, 6, 1, 2, 0, 1, 6, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 6, 7, 0, 0, 8, 0, 4, 6, 9, 3, 5, 2, 7, 7, 1, 6, 4, 4, 2, 9, 8, 9, 6, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1, 0, 0, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 9, 7, 3, 8, 8, 0, 2, 8, 4, 3, 2, 0, 7, 0, 3, 4, 6, 2, 9, 1, 5, 7, 9, 8, 0, 4, 9, 4, 1, 5, 2, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 3, 3, 1, 8
Offset: 3
Examples
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References
- Alfred S. Posamentier and Herbert A. Hauptman, 101 great ideas for introducing key concepts in mathematics: a resource for secondary school teachers, Corwin Press, Inc., 2001. See pages 144-145.
- Alfred S. Posamentier, Math Charmers, Tantalizing Tidbits for the Mind, Prometheus Books, NY, 2003, page 181-182.
Links
- Alexander Bogomolny, Approximate Construction of Regular Pentagon by A. Dürer.
- Stefano Spezia, Albrecht Dürer's approximate construction of the regular pentagon.
- Wikipedia, Albrecht Dürer.
Crossrefs
Programs
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Mathematica
RealDigits[(3Pi/4-ArcSin[Sqrt[3]Sin[Pi/12]])180/Pi,10,100][[1]] (* or *) RealDigits[(Pi+ArcTan[(3-Sqrt[3]+Sqrt[6Sqrt[3]-4])/(3-Sqrt[3]-Sqrt[6Sqrt[3]-4])])180/Pi,10,100][[1]]