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How to expaind the Pi number with n decimal digits?

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nib...@yahoo.com

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Sep 5, 2019, 9:25:14 AM9/5/19

How to expaind the Pi number with n decimal digits?

I would like to know how to calculate, how to compute
the pi number with n decimal digits, say 1000 places.

I intent to follow Machin formula (or another).

pi = 16 arctan (1/5) - 4 arctan (1/239)
where arctan (x) = x - x^3/3 + x^5/5 - x^7/7 + ...

The common known algorithm is:

a = 16 / 5
b = 4 / 239
pi = a - b
sign = -1
FOR n = 3 TO ... STEP 2
a = a / 25
b = b / 57121
pi = pi + sign * (a - b) / n
sign = -sign
NEXT n

We know the computer does not support this amount of
numbers, and this is exactly the question: how to make
the expansion of the decimal digits. I would like
to know an easy method, step-by-step, for beginner
user (not for advanced user). Preferentially with a
simple text.

Can anyone here help me?

Thanks.
Nilton

jdall...@yahoo.com

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Sep 6, 2019, 9:45:17 AM9/6/19

On Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 8:25:14 PM UTC+7, nib...@yahoo.com wrote:
> How to expaind the Pi number with n decimal digits?

Best is to start with a programming language that allows
"unlimited precision" (or very high-precision) numbers.
For example, using 'bc' I type
scale = 1001
4*a(1)
and see Pi expanded correctly for 1000 digits. The a() function
is 'built-in'; you can write your own functions to calculate pi yourself.
('bc' is a C-like language with functions, loops, arrays, etc.)

To do this WITHOUT using a language that supports unlimited precision,
you'll need to implement the high precision arithmetic yourself.
Not an overly-simple task ...

James D. Allen