"My computer tells me that \\\\(\\pi\\\\) is *approximatively*"
"## Asking the maths library\n",
"My computer tells me that $\\pi$ is *approximatively*"
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"## Buffon’s needle"
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"## Buffon’s needle\n",
"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"
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"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 \\le 1] = \\pi/4 \\\\) (see [\"Monte Carlo method\"\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 $[X^2 + Y^2 \\le 1] = \\pi/4$ (see [\"Monte Carlo method\"\n",
"on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code uses this approach:"