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TitleCalculate Pi using several series
Keywordspi, calculate, series, Euler, Gregory's Formula, Gregory's Series, Machin's Formula
CategoriesAlgorithms
 
This example shows how to calculate Pi using the following formulas:

  • Pi = 4 * Atn(1)

  • Gregory's Formula (slow)
    Pi/4 = 1 - 1/3 + 1/5 - 1/7 + ...

  • Gregory's Series
    Pi/2/Sqrt(3) = 1 - 1/3/3 + 1/5/3^2 - 1/7/3^3 + ...

  • Machin's Formula
    Pi/4 = 4*atn(1/5) - atn(1/239)

  • Euler's Formula
    Pi/4 = 4*atn(1/2) + atn(1/3)

See the code for the details.

Also see Pi and the Fibonacci Numbers for lots of interesting discussion.

 
 
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