Square Root/Examples/5
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Decimal Expansion
The decimal expansion of $\sqrt 5$ starts:
- $\sqrt 5 \approx 2 \cdotp 23606 \, 79774 \, 99789 \, 6964 \ldots$
This sequence is A002163 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).
Sources
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): Table $1.1$. Mathematical Constants
- 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1$: Special Constants: $1.5$
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $2 \cdotp 236 \, 067 \ldots$