The Square Root of Two to One Million Digits

by David E. McAdams

A conundrum faced ancient mathematicians. Which number to use for the square root of 2? Ancient Babylonians used the fraction 305470/216000. This was accurate to about six decimal places. Ancient Indians used the fraction 577/408. This fraction is accurate to five decimal places. Today, mathematicians understand that the square root of 2 is irrational, its digits go on forever without repeating. It is calculated using an infinite series. This book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632703653
• ISBN13: 9781632703651
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Life Is a Story Problem LLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"