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- From: ekman@netcom.com (Crossly the Glad-Eyed Bear)
- Subject: Re: value of pie
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- Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 15:24:15 GMT
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- References: <1992Sep2.160954.20723@fig.citib.com>
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- In article <1992Sep2.160954.20723@fig.citib.com> ghica@fig.citib.com (Renato [Titanium Cranium] Ghica) writes:
- >
- >I can probably find this in a math book somewhere, but
- >I don't have one handy.
- >
- >I seem to remember that PI was calcucalte with an infinite summation
- >such as ....X + 1/3 - 1/5 + 1/7 ...
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- Try this one:
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- pi/4 = 1 - 1/3 + 1/5 - 1/7 + ...
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