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I wonder why
(sqrt(23)+3)/2
should be transformed to
(3 + (sqrt(23)-3)/2)
but not to other formats like:
(1 + (sqrt(23)+1)/2)
or
(2 + (sqrt(23)-1)/2)
Do other formats prevent the periodic repeating? How do we determine which format to use?
Thanks heaps :D
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Project Euler #64: Odd period square roots
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I wonder why
(sqrt(23)+3)/2
should be transformed to
(3 + (sqrt(23)-3)/2)
but not to other formats like:
(1 + (sqrt(23)+1)/2)
or
(2 + (sqrt(23)-1)/2)
Do other formats prevent the periodic repeating? How do we determine which format to use?
Thanks heaps :D