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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by zeroonetwothree on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:07AM (#37779577)
You can choose any integer > 1

For example if you choose 2 you will get the binary expansion.

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by the_origami_fox on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:54AM (#37787880)
And if you choose b=x/10, x/100, x/1000 ... then each iteration will add the exact decimal point.
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