Pi ( ) is a universal constant indicate the ratio of circumference of a circle and its diameter. The value of has been estimated since Archimedes (see: Phillips, 2000 ).
Using MS excel, we can use function =PI() to represent
Example
Accuracy |
Pi as ratio |
Error (computed from PI of MS Excel) |
0.1 |
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0.001 |
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0.00001 |
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0.0000001 |
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Now you can
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Preferable reference for this tutorial is
Teknomo, Kardi (2015) Continued Fraction. http://people.revoledu.com/kardi/tutorial/ContinuedFraction/index.html