A197491 Decimal expansion of least x > 0 having cos(x) = cos(3*Pi*x/2)^2.

5, 7, 8, 5, 4, 8, 9, 2, 5, 4, 2, 5, 7, 1, 8, 3, 8, 3, 2, 0, 4, 0, 7, 3, 6, 7, 3, 2, 4, 8, 8, 0, 2, 1, 1, 8, 2, 8, 6, 8, 1, 7, 0, 1, 7, 9, 2, 0, 6, 9, 1, 2, 1, 4, 6, 3, 7, 8, 2, 7, 3, 3, 1, 7, 8, 5, 0, 1, 2, 8, 6, 9, 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 9, 4, 3, 2, 0, 2, 7, 2, 4, 1, 7, 9, 2, 6, 8, 1, 8, 2, 6, 9, 0

Offset

0,1

Comments

The Mathematica program includes a graph. See A197476 for a guide for the least x > 0 satisfying cos(b*x) = cos(c*x)^2 for selected b and c.

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..98.

Example

x=0.57854892542571838320407367324880211828681701...

Mathematica

b = 1; c = 3 Pi/2; f[x_] := Cos[x]
t = x /. FindRoot[f[b*x] == f[c*x]^2, {x, .56, .58}, WorkingPrecision -> 110]
RealDigits[t] (* A197491 *)
Plot[{f[b*x], f[c*x]^2}, {x, 0, Pi/3}]

Crossrefs

Cf. A197476.

Sequence in context: A339986 A141606 A354051 * A338595 A254274 A068001

Adjacent sequences: A197488 A197489 A197490 * A197492 A197493 A197494

Keyword

nonn,cons

Author

Clark Kimberling, Oct 15 2011

Status

approved