Applying the method of (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_de_Buffon), we get the (**approximation**)
```
set.seed(42)
N = 100000
x = runif(N)
theta = pi/2*runif(N)
2/(mean(x+sin(theta)>1))
```
```
## [1] 3.14327
```
## Using a surface fraction argument
A method that is easier to understand and does not make use of the (**sin**) function is based on the fact that if (**X∼U(0,1)**) and (**Y∼U(0,1),**) then P(**[X2+Y2≤1]=π/4 **)(see “Mhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method") The following code uses this approach:
It is therefore straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to π by counting how many times, on average, (**X2**)+(**Y2**) is smaller than