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```{r} ```{r}
pi pi
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##Buffon’s needle
Applying the method of [Buffon’s needle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_needle_problem), we get the **approximation**
```{r}
set.seed(42)
N = 100000
x = runif(N)
theta = pi/2*runif(N)
2/(mean(x+sin(theta)>1))
```
##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[X^2+Y^2≤1]=π/4 **(see [“Monte Carlo method” on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code uses this approach:
```{r}
set.seed(42)
N = 1000
df = data.frame(X = runif(N), Y = runif(N))
df$Accept = (df$X**2 + df$Y**2 <=1)
library(ggplot2)
ggplot(df, aes(x=X,y=Y,color=Accept)) + geom_point(alpha=.2) + coord_fixed() + theme_bw()
```
It is therefore straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to π by counting how many times, on average, ***X*^2+*Y*^2** is smaller than 1 :
```{r}
4*mean(df$Accept)
```
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