Monday, October 5, 2015

The Square Root Of 2

The square root of 2 is the quintessential irrational number. It can only be approximated, in any numerical system. In the decimal system, it is approximated by 1.41421. Interestingly, it is quite well approximated by 13/19+27/37=1.41394, which is only 0,00027 less than 1.41421. The expression 13/19+27/37 consists of secondary cycle lengths, as explained, 16*18 and 28*15 being the primary cycles, of the two Meshichin.