Classical Approximations of Pi

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Since the discovery of in antiquity, people have been fascinated with calculating its numerical value. Various infinite sums or products have been developed over the years. The success of such a method is determined by how fast it approaches its goal. This Demonstration compares several classical approximations for
and their rates of convergence.
Contributed by: Rob Morris (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Here are the various methods used in this Demonstration:
Vieta's formula:
Wallis's product:
Gregory series:
Euler's series:
Euler's series variant:
Machin's arc tangent formula:
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