- If the number of iterations (series terms) is know, use a for-loop
- ii is the loop index, l is the approximation to pi/4
approximating pi with taylor series expansion to the 10,000th term
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This was my code: I=0
while (I<10000)
I=((-1)^I)/(2*I+1)
end
x=4*I
so when I do that the answer shows as
x =
NaN + NaNi
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Mischa Kim
on 2 Oct 2014
Edited: Mischa Kim
on 2 Oct 2014
charlotte, you are almost there:
l = 1;
for ii = 1:10000
l = l + ((-1)^ii)/(2*ii + 1);
end
x = 4*l;
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