SurdText Command

SurdText[ <Number> ]

Creates text representation of the number in the form \frac{a+\sqrt{b}}{c} or as a multiple of \pi

Example: SurdText[2.414213562373095] creates \sqrt{2} + 1

Example: SurdText[4.71238898038469] creates \frac{3 \pi}{2}

SurdText[ <Number>, <List> ]

Creates text representation of the number as multiples of the constants in the list. If the list is empty it uses a list of common constants.

Example: SurdText[3.718281828459045, {exp(1)}] creates e + 1

Example: SurdText[5.382332347441762, {sqrt(2), sqrt(3), sqrt(5)}] creates \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3} + \sqrt{5}

Example: SurdText[1.693147180559945, {}] creates 1 + \ln{2}

SurdText[ <Point> ]

Creates text representation of the point, where coordinates are in the form \frac{a+\sqrt{b}}{c}.

Note: Because this command works with a rounded decimal number as the input, sometimes the result will be unexpected. For example SurdText[163/ln(163)].

Note: If a suitable answer can't be found, the number will be returned. For example SurdText[1.23456789012345].