Thursday, January 31, 2013
Transedental Number
An irrational number which cannot be represented by an algebraic structure or an equation is called transedental irrational number. Best example of these numbers are pai and exponential number i.e. 'π' and 'e'.
Monday, January 28, 2013
pai
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Fibonacci Sequence
The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...
The next number is found by adding up the two
numbers before it.
- The 2 is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+1)
- Similarly, the 3
is found by adding the two numbers before it (1+2),
- And the 5 is
(2+3),
- and so on!
Example:
the next number in the sequence above would be 21+34 = 55
It is that simple!
Here is a longer list:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144,
233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584,
4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, 75025,
121393, 196418, 317811, ...
Fibonacci Spiral
Fibonacci Spiral
The Rule
The Fibonacci Sequence can be
written as a "Rule"
(see Sequences and
Series).
First, the terms are numbered
from 0 onwards like
this:
n =
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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...
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xn =
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0
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1
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1
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2
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3
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5
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8
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13
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21
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34
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55
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89
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144
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233
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377
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...
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So term number 6 is called x6 (which equals 8).
Example: the 8th term is
the 7th term plus the 6th term: x8 = x7 + x6 |
So we can write the rule:
The Rule is xn = xn-1 + xn-2
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