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mpenguin · 2005-08-19, 16:05

sqrt(2) follows from:
fn(n) = fn(n-1)^2-2*(fn(n-2)-1)^2

fn(n) is the nth Fermat number

2005-08-19, 16:05	#7
mpenguin Aug 2005 3·5 Posts	sqrt(2) follows from: fn(n) = fn(n-1)^2-2*(fn(n-2)-1)^2 fn(n) is the nth Fermat number