Re: Anyone want to work for Google?

From: Phil Carmody (thefatphil_demunged_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: 12 Jul 2004 16:52:44 +0300

Robin Chapman <rjc@ivorynospamtower.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
> > Upon making it to the second level of questioning, that is if you are
> > able to, you are hit up with this question as seen on 7427466391.com:
> >
> > f(1)= 7182818284
>
> digits 1-10 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

You zero-counter you!

I'd say the first digit of the decimal expansion e was '2'
So that 7 is the 2nd digit.
 
> > f(2)= 8182845904
>
> digits 5-14 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

6

> > f(3)= 8747135266
>
> digits 23-32 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

24

Ooh, ooh, factorial?
 
> > f(4)= 7427466391
>
> digits 99-108 of the decimal expansion of exp(1)

100

bugger.
 
> > f(5)= __________
>
> some early length-10 block of digits in the decimal
> expansion of exp(1)?

I thought this was tempting:
1 | index(f(1))
2 | index(f(2))
3 | index(f(3))
4 | index(f(4))

Alas, it's useless, and doesn't hold true again until f(10) at index 430,
f(32) at 1120, and f(43) at 1419.

Phil 

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