"My computer tells me that π is *approximatively*"
"My computer tells me that $\\pi$ is *approximatively*"
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"## Buffon's needle\n",
"## Buffon's needle\n",
"Applying the method of [Buffon’s needle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_needle_problem), we get the **approximation**"
"Applying the method of [Buffon’s needle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_needle_problem), we get the __approximation__"
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"## Using a surface fraction argument\n",
"## Using a surface fraction argument\n",
"A method that is easier to understand and does not make use of the sin function is based on the fact that if $X \\sim U(0, 1)$ and $Y \\sim U(0, 1)$, then $P[X^2 + Y^2 \\leq 1] = \\pi/4$ (see [\"Monte Carlo method\" on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code uses this approach:"
"A method that is easier to understand and does not make use of the $\\sin$ function is based on the fact that if $X\\sim U(0,1)$ and $Y\\sim U(0,1)$, then $P[X^2+Y^2\\leq 1] = \\pi/4$ (see [\"Monte Carlo method\" on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code uses this approach:"
"It is then straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to π by counting how many times, on average, $X^2 + Y^2$ is smaller than 1:"
"It is then straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to $\\pi$ by counting how many times, on average, $X^2 + Y^2$ is smaller than 1:"