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#1 2006-04-23 15:04:00

ryos
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Pi, the long way around

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Last edited by ryos (2006-04-23 15:04:19)


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#2 2006-04-23 21:33:02

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Re: Pi, the long way around

So far they have:
    * 1359 / 2475 pairs were relatively prime.
    * pi is approximately 3.30562434615


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#3 2006-04-24 01:08:56

krassi_holmz
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Re: Pi, the long way around

Pretty interesting.


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#4 2006-04-24 01:35:19

krassi_holmz
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Re: Pi, the long way around

Here's a Mathematica fuction which makes n tests with numbers less than b:

PPr[n_, b_] :=
  (
    c = 0;
    Do[If[GCD[Random[Integer, {1, b}], Random[Integer, {1, b}]] == 1, c++;], {i, 1, n}];
    c/n
    )

6/pi^2=0.607927


As you see, this method is unusable, because for approximately 3 digits of 6/pi^2 you need >10^6 tests.


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#5 2006-04-24 02:19:38

Patrick
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Re: Pi, the long way around

well, one million comments, that's not that much roll

He's just trying to make a laugh of spam smile (but ruining his fun is great too wink)


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#6 2006-04-24 12:04:09

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Re: Pi, the long way around

Good work, krassi!

Another (of the many) ways to calculate π would be to pick a random coordinate in a square, then see if it falls within the inscribed circle (using x²+y²=r²).


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