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Using the Golden Section to Approximate π

Luděk SpíchalCzech Forestry Academy, Trutnov, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 315-320 | Received 27 Aug 2022, Accepted 09 Oct 2023, Published online: 16 Apr 2024
 

Summary

We derive one specific example of a Machin-like formula for approximating π using the unit circle and the reciproval of the golden section. The efficiency of our derived formula is compared to other, similar formulas using Lehmer’s measure.

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Luděk Spíchal

Luděk Spíchal is a teacher at the Czech Forestry Academy, Trutnov.

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