// 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: Kikuo Takano's 4-term formula // // Pi = 48 ArcTan(1/49) + 128 ArcTan(1/57) - 20 ArcTan(1/239) + 48 ArcTan(1/110443) // // This uses Euler's ArcTan formula which is slightly faster // than the usual Taylor series. // { NameShort : "Pi" NameLong : "Pi" AlgorithmShort : "Takano" AlgorithmLong : "Takano's 4-term Formula" Formula : { LinearCombination : [ [1176 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 1201 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [1201 2402] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [3648 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 1625 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [1625 3250] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [-2390 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 28561 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [28561 57122] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [2650632 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 6098828125 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [6098828125 12197656250] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] ] } }