Ric, are these 50 digits correct. Is it doing the "long division" to get the answer?
Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Linda Alvord Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 5:01 AM To: programm...@jsoftware.com Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] A Tale Without End Nice. This is all it takes in a fresh start in J: g=: 13 :'(+%)/\y$1x' ]B=:0{|.g 200 453973694165307953197296969697410619233826r280571172992510140037611932413038 677189525 0j50 ": B 1.61803398874989484820458683436563811772030917980576 Is this the same j of complex numbers or is it the fact that 0j50 x: is special code? Linda -----Original Message----- From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Don Guinn Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:59 AM To: Programming forum Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] A Tale Without End 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----- > From: programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com > [mailto:programming-boun...@forums.jsoftware.com] On Behalf Of PMA > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 3:48 PM > To: programm...@jsoftware.com > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] A Tale Without End > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
