What are the next two elements in the sequence beginning:

3.14159..

2.71828.. + m

sqr(-1)

The first number, 3.14159..., begins the sequence of digits for the mathematical constant "pi".

The second number (less the "+ m"), 2.71828..., begins the sequence of digits for the mathematical constant often represented by "e" and sometimes called Euler's number.

The third number represented by the square root function of -1 is the complex number often represented by "i", for imaginary number, and sometimes represented by "j".

The three numbers (less the "+ m") are part of the equation known as Euler's identity", e^{pi * i} + 1 = 0. And, if not for the "+ m", I would have said the next two elements were the two numbers 1 and 0.  As it is, I am a bit lost....

Posted by Dej Mar on 2008-05-09 11:14:48