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jji7skyline · 2011-09-23 22:39:56

Does anyone have a formula for calculating pi as accurately as possible?

I've seen some formulae on the web but I don't know how to use them with the operator blocks in Scratch...

Can anyone help? I'm thinking of making a project that will calculate pi to more digits than ever! big_smile

nextstorm · 2011-09-23 22:40:56

You could draw a circle and measure it

4lover · 2011-09-23 22:41:06

jji7skyline wrote:
Does anyone have a formula for calculating pi as accurately as possible?

I've seen some formulae on the web but I don't know how to use them with the operator blocks in Scratch...

Can anyone help? I'm thinking of making a project that will calculate pi to more digits than ever!

Well you cant really calculate pi acurately because its an irrational number

rabbit1131 · 2011-09-23 22:41:54

jji7skyline wrote:
Does anyone have a formula for calculating pi as accurately as possible?

I've seen some formulae on the web but I don't know how to use them with the operator blocks in Scratch...

Can anyone help? I'm thinking of making a project that will calculate pi to more digits than ever!

Look in Mathwizz's projects... He has a pi generator

imnotbob · 2011-09-23 22:46:10

rabbit1131 wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
Does anyone have a formula for calculating pi as accurately as possible?

I've seen some formulae on the web but I don't know how to use them with the operator blocks in Scratch...

Can anyone help? I'm thinking of making a project that will calculate pi to more digits than ever!
Look in Mathwizz's projects... He has a pi generator

This.

And your title is grammatically incorrect

JJROCKER · 2011-09-23 22:49:25

22/7?

4lover · 2011-09-23 22:52:05

JJROCKER wrote:
22/7?

That wouldnt work because that would equal 3.1428.....
Where as pi is 3.14159......

Miss_Webgal · 2011-09-24 00:13:21

An formula.

jji7skyline · 2011-09-24 03:52:07

Miss_Webgal wrote:
An formula.

My little brother pointed that out tongue

I just posted... a little grammatic errors now and then attracts more views tongue (NOT!)

wmays · 2011-09-24 09:05:37

jji7skyline wrote:
Does anyone have a formula for calculating pi as accurately as possible?

I've seen some formulae on the web but I don't know how to use them with the operator blocks in Scratch...

Can anyone help? I'm thinking of making a project that will calculate pi to more digits than ever!

There is not a formula for pi; however, there is an algorithm for pi. tongue
Not everything can be done with just the math blocks. Sometimes you have to break it up into steps. Still, I'll see if I can find one and make a project that calculates the first 1,000 digits. Don't say no one cares. tongue

Scratchthatguys · 2011-09-24 09:07:19

I have memorized the first 6 digits of pi. 3.14159
I didn't look it up, I promise. It's etched into my mind.

lemonpretzel · 2011-09-24 10:59:40

Here's an ok formula which I made a scratch project about: 4/1 - 4/3 + 4/5 - 4/7 + 4/9 - 4/11... I think it can calculate the first couple hundred digits of pi accurately.