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Precise Calculation of Pi

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Submitted on: 4/15/2000 3:44:17 PM
By: Eli 
Level: Beginner
User Rating: By 4 Users
Compatibility:C++ (general)

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     This code calculates an estimated value of Pi using the Leibnitz series (which is basically a power series expansion of a trigonometric function which allows to estimate Pi very well)
 

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//**************************************
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//INCLUDE files for :Precise Calculation
//     of Pi
//**************************************
//     
iostream.h
math.h
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//**************************************
//     
// Name: Precise Calculation of Pi
// Description:This code calculates an e
//     stimated value of Pi using the Leibnitz 
//     series (which is basically a power serie
//     s expansion of a trigonometric function 
//     which allows to estimate Pi very well)
// By: Eli
//
// Inputs:n/a
//
// Returns:Prints the estimated value of
//     Pi
//
// Assumes:n/a
//
// Side Effects:n/a
//
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#include <iostream.h>
#include <math.h>
#define NUM_OF_ELEMENTS 20000
int main()
    {
    double pi = 0;
    // Calculating pi/4
    for (long int n = 1; n <= NUM_OF_ELEMENTS; n++)
        {
        pi += (double) pow(-1, n+1)/(2*n-1);
    }

// Calculating pi pi *= 4; cout << "Estimated PI value (" << NUM_OF_ELEMENTS << " elements of Leibnitz series): "<< pi; return 0; }


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4/15/2000 8:58:32 PM:Frank Chiu
Good application of the formula in C 
language. 
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4/24/2000 6:21:30 PM:Ultimatum
I've been looking for this kind of code 
=) Learned a formula for finding more 
numbers in repeating decimals in 7th 
grade... can't remember it... In 
English, what's the formula?
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4/25/2000 3:36:09 PM:Eli
Pi/4 = sum (n from 9 to infinity) of    
((-1)^(n-1))/(2*n-1)
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4/25/2000 3:37:42 PM:Eli
Oops, n from 0 to infinity, of course !
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