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[Q]: huge number, ciphers after decimal point?

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• Subject: [mg33673] [Q]: huge number, ciphers after decimal point?
• From: sw at wops.de (Stefan Wolfrum)
• Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 00:48:48 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hello,

I'm a newbie ... I have a rather huge number
( (Sqrt[2]+Sqrt[3])^2002 which is app. 3.85x10^996 )
and want to know the two ciphers that are
(a) directly before and
(b) directly after the decimal point.

Is there a way to achieve this with Mathematica?

Thanks,
Stefan.

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