"My computer tells me that $\\pi$ is *approximatively*"
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"## Buffon’s needle\n",
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"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",
"\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 ∼ U(0, 1)* and *Y ∼ U(0, 1)*, then *P\\[X<sup>2</sup> + Y<sup>2</sup> ≤ 1\\] = π/4* (see [\"Monte Carlo method\" on Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method). The following code uses this approach:"
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"It is then straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to $\\pi$ by counting how many times, on average, X<sup>2</sup> + Y<sup>2</sup>\n",
"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<sup>2</sup> + Y<sup>2</sup> is smaller than 1:"
