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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
# | |
# machin.py - by Don Cross | |
# | |
# Test Machin's Formula: pi = 4*(4*arctan(1/5) - arctan(1/239)). | |
# | |
import math | |
def ArctanDenom(d): | |
# Calculates arctan(1/d) = 1/d - 1/(3*d^3) + 1/(5*d^5) - 1/(7*d^7) + ... | |
tolerance = 1.0e-20 # how small the residue needs to be before we stop iterating | |
total = term = 1.0 / d | |
n = 0 | |
while abs(term) > tolerance: | |
n += 1 | |
term /= -d*d | |
total += term / (2*n + 1) | |
print('ArctanDenom({}) = {:0.15f}; took {} iterations.'.format(d, total, n)) | |
return total | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
calc_pi = 4 * (4*ArctanDenom(5) - ArctanDenom(239)) | |
print('pi = {:0.15f}, error = {:0.4g}'.format(calc_pi, math.pi - calc_pi)) |
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