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Re: Math trick? Angst's Theorem??
Posted:
Dec 1, 2012 6:23 PM
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On 11/24/12 2:14 AM, Existential Angst wrote:
> Try this on a calculator/spreadsheet:
>
> Take sq rt of 10, to as many places as poss.. Then take recip. What do you
> see?
> For the calculationally lazy: 3.162277660168 --> .3162277660168... !!!!
> Weird coincidence? Predictable??
> Angst's Theorem??
>
See: > http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x+%3D+10%2Fx
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