Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
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Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
Well, the nth hex digit of pi, converted to decimal, is not the nth decimal
digit of pi. Example:
1.7f2 (16) = 1.49658203125 (10)
The 3rd hex digit is 2. Converted to decimal it is still 2, wich is not the
3rd digit of the decimal number.
-Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Kaus <kaus@cybrzn.com>
To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
>
>well then, my good friend, give us this base 16 formula for finding the nth
>digit of pi, and we will convert it to base 10 for you. it _can_ be done,
>if it can be done for base 16
>
>--kaus
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Goodsell" <goodsell@bridgernet.com>
>To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 6:05 PM
>Subject: Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
>
>
>>
>> My understanding is that it had been believed to be impossible until this
>> base 16 formula was discovered. Since then, there's no reason to believe
>> that it's impossible in base 10, but nobody knows the formula in base 10
>if
>> it does exist.
>>
>> -Kevin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Seth Peelle <beat@drigon.com>
>> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: A89: Re: [OT] Pi
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Kevin Goodsell wrote:
>> >>
>> >> There is no known formula for what you are requesting, at least not in
>a
>> >> base 10 numbers system (there is a hexadecimal digit extraction
formula
>> that
>> >> was discovered in the early 90s).
>> >
>> >I'm kind of curious -- why would this be possible in base 16 but not
>> >base 10, if pi doesn't "favor" one number system over any other
>> >(AFAIK)? Or is it that a formula does exist, but simply hasn't been
>> >discovered yet?
>> >
>> >
>> >BeaT (Seth Peelle)
>> >beat@drigon.com
>> >http://www.drigon.com/~beat
>> >
>>
>>
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