Computation Workshop Solution Checker

Cyclic Lattice Points

For any positive integer \(N \geq 2\), let \(D(N)\) denote the diameter of the smallest circle which passes through exactly \(N\) different lattice points. For example:

  • \(D(2) = 1.0\)
  • \(D(3) = \frac{5}{3}\sqrt{2} = 2.3570226039551585\ldots\)
  • \(D(4) = \sqrt{2} = 1.4142135623730951\ldots\)
So the first \(6\) digits after the decimal point of \(D(3)\) are \(357022\).
Part A What are the first \(6\) digits of \(D(8)\) after the decimal point?
Part B What are the first \(6\) digits of \(D(5)\) after the decimal point?