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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
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Subject: Re: n-digit Pi algorithm
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 11:55:09 EST
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> Does anybody out there know the algorithm for computing Pi to n-digits ?

I don't know a fast one.  One that works, but will take forever, is
  4/1 - 4/3 + 4/5 - 4/7 + 4/9 - 4/11 + 4/13 - 4/15 + 4/17 - 4/19 + ...
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Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {hardy,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug