// y-cruncher Custom Formula File // // This can be loaded directly from the Custom Compute menu or // entered from the command line as "custom:filename.cfg". // y-cruncher custom custom:"filename.cfg" // // // Author: Alexander J. Yee // Date: September 30, 2018 // // Value: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510... // // Formula: Machin's original 2-term formula // // Pi = 16 ArcTan(1/5) - 4 ArcTan(1/239) // // This uses Euler's ArcTan formula which is slightly faster // than the usual Taylor series. // { NameShort : "Pi" NameLong : "Pi" AlgorithmShort : "Machin" AlgorithmLong : "Machin's Formula" Formula : { LinearCombination : [ [80 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 26 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [13 26] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [-956 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 57122 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [28561 57122] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] ] } }