A Tripos Surd
Classical Analysis and ODEs
2023-07-05 v1
Authors:
Mark B. Villarino
Abstract
We analyze the accuracy and the origin of a fourth root approximation that appeared in the 1886 Mathematical Tripos.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1512.03728,
title = {A Tripos Surd},
author = {Mark B. Villarino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.03728},
year = {2023}
}
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