cos(2pi/257) à la Gauss -- from Wolfram Library Archive

Title

cos(2pi/257) à la Gauss

Author

Organization:

Wolfram Research, Inc.

Department:

Scientific Information Group

Journal / Anthology

Mathematica in Education and Research

Year:

1995

Volume:

Issue:

Page range:

31-36

Description

Gauss's method for expressing cos(2pi/17) in nested square roots is implemented. The program can generate all cos(2pi/p) when p is a Fermat prime.

Subject

Mathematics > Number Theory

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