Use the inverse of x: to convert rational to real (floating point):
[r=:x:^:_1 B
1.61803
3!:0 r
8
To display the value more accurately use format (":):
0j42":B
1.618033988749894848204586834365638117720309
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Linda Alvord <lindaalv...@verizon.net>wrote:
> I just saw that there are several other ways to get the golden ration.
> Before I look at them I don't know how to change the rational numbers A
> and B to decimals with many digits.
>
> g=: 13 :'(+%)/\y$1x'
> g
> [: (+ %)/\ 1x $~ ]
>
>
> A=:0{|. g 100
>
> A
> 573147844013817084101r354224848179261915075
>
>
> B=:0{|. g 200
> B
>
> 453973694165307953197296969697410619233826r280571172992510140037611932413038
> 677189525
>
> Linda
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> My favorite..
>
> -:>:%:5
> 1.61803
>
>
> Nimp O wrote:
> > And also..
> >
> > (+ %:)/ 0,20$1
> > 1.61803
> >
> >> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:11:11 +0000
> >> From: bojac...@yahoo.dk
> >> To: programm...@jsoftware.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] A Tale Without End
> >>
> >> {.>{:p. 1 1 _1
> >> 1.61803
> > s.htm
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