Math::NumSeq::FractionDigits -- the digits of a fraction p/q
use Math::NumSeq::FractionDigits; my $seq = Math::NumSeq::FractionDigits->new (fraction => '2/11'); my ($i, $value) = $seq->next;
The sequence of digits which are a given fraction. For example 1/7 in decimal, being 0.14285714...
1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, etc
After any integer part, the fraction digits are a repeating sequence. If the fraction is num/den and is in least terms (num and den have no common factor) then the period is either den-1 or some divisor of den-1.
A particular a repeating sequence a,b,c,d,a,b,c,d,etc can be cooked up with fraction abcd/9999, the denominator being as many 9s as digits to repeat. For a base other than decimal the "9" is radix-1.
See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::NumSeq for behaviour common to all sequence classes.
$seq = Math::NumSeq::FractionDigits->new (fraction => $f)
$seq = Math::NumSeq::FractionDigits->new (fraction => $f, radix => $r)
Create and return a new sequence object giving the digits of $f. $f is a string "num/den", or a decimal "xx.yy",
$f
2/29 29.125 1.5/3.25
The default sequence values are decimal digits, or the radix parameter can select another base. (But the fraction parameter is still decimal.)
radix
fraction
If the numerator or denominator of the fraction is bigger than fits Perl integer calculations then Math::BigInt is used automatically.
Math::BigInt
$value = $seq->ith($i)
Return the $i'th digit of the fraction.
$i
For a given num/den, with num < den, the next digit below the radix point is formed by
num *= radix # now 0 <= num/den < radix quot,rem = num divide den digit = quot # 0 <= digit < radix new num = rem
For an arbitrary digit i, the repeated num*=radix can be applied by a modular powering
rpower = radix^i mod den num = num * rpower mod den
i here acts as a count of how many digits to skip. For example if i=0 then rpower=1 and doesn't change the numerator at all. With that big skip the digit is then the same as for "next" above,
num *= radix # now 0 <= num/den < radix digit = floor(num/den) # 0 <= digit < radix
The usual modular powering techniques can be applied to calculate radix^i mod den. Math::BigInt has a bmodpow which is used in the code if the inputs are big.
Math::NumSeq, Math::NumSeq::SqrtDigits
http://user42.tuxfamily.org/math-numseq/index.html
Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde
Math-NumSeq is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
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To install Math::NumSeq, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Math::NumSeq
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Math::NumSeq
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.