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A013706 Decimal expansion of 2*Sum_{k=1..50000} (-1)^(k-1)/(2k-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 5, 7, 0, 7, 8, 6, 3, 2, 6, 7, 9, 4, 8, 9, 7, 6, 1, 9, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 9, 1, 6, 3, 9, 7, 5, 2, 0, 5, 2, 0, 9, 8, 5, 8, 3, 3, 1, 4, 6, 8, 7, 5, 5, 7, 9, 6, 2, 5, 8, 7, 4, 4, 5, 2, 6, 8, 5, 0, 4, 1, 0, 7, 5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 8, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 2, 0, 9, 0, 5, 5, 0, 9, 7, 3, 5, 2, 6, 8, 8, 4, 3, 6, 3, 2, 7, 4, 2, 5, 0, 9, 3, 7, 0, 4, 8, 2, 5, 0, 6, 1, 9, 3
Offset: 1

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A deceptively correct-looking approximation to Pi/2.

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			Pi/2:     1.570796326794896619231321691639751442098584699687552910487472...
This sum: 1.570786326794897619231321191639752052098583314687557962587445...
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Programs

  • Mathematica
    RealDigits[2*Sum[(-1)^(k-1)/(2k-1),{k,50000}],10,130][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Oct 23 2012 *)

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Entry revised by N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 08 2012

A216545 Decimal expansion of 2*Sum_{k=1..500000} (-1)^(k-1)/(2k-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 5, 7, 0, 7, 9, 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 9, 4, 8, 9, 6, 6, 2, 0, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 6, 9, 1, 6, 3, 4, 7, 5, 1, 4, 4, 2, 0, 9, 8, 6, 4, 5, 6, 9, 9, 6, 8, 7, 5, 5, 1, 5, 2, 5, 4, 8, 7, 4, 7, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 4, 9, 0, 8, 2, 0, 0, 4, 4, 0, 3, 3, 9, 4, 9, 9, 5, 1, 3, 3, 7, 8, 3, 9, 3, 6, 5, 1, 6, 6, 7, 0, 2, 1, 8, 4, 8, 4, 7, 8, 9, 2, 2, 9, 3, 1, 7, 1, 1, 7, 8, 2, 1, 3, 5, 3, 7, 8, 7
Offset: 1

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N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 08 2012

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An approximation to Pi/2. The constant is rational, by definition (a product of finitely many rational numbers).

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			1.57079532679489662023132169163475144209864569968755152548747...
		

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A216547 Decimal expansion of 2*Sum_{k=1..5000000} (-1)^(k-1)/(2k-1).

Original entry on oeis.org

1, 5, 7, 0, 7, 9, 6, 2, 2, 6, 7, 9, 4, 8, 9, 6, 6, 1, 9, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 6, 9, 1, 6, 3, 9, 7, 5, 1, 3, 9, 2, 0, 9, 8, 5, 8, 4, 6, 9, 9, 6, 9, 3, 6, 5, 2, 9, 1, 0, 4, 8, 7, 4, 7, 0, 9, 1, 1, 1, 5, 3, 9, 0, 8, 2, 0, 3, 6, 4, 8, 3, 1, 4, 4, 9, 9, 3, 1, 3, 7, 4, 7, 1, 3, 6, 1, 7, 1, 0, 5, 8, 7, 3, 3, 3, 5, 2, 0, 5, 5, 0, 4, 3, 0, 6, 2, 7, 2, 6, 0, 3, 1, 8, 7, 3, 7, 8, 7, 4
Offset: 1

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Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 08 2012

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Comments

An approximation to Pi/2. The constant is rational, by definition (a product of finitely many rational numbers).

Examples

			1.57079622679489661923232169163975139209858469969365291048747...
		

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