My computer tells me that $\pi$ is *approximatively*
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## Using a surface fraction argument
## 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 $P[X^2+Y^2 \le 1]=\pi/4$ (see ["Monte Carlo method" on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code use 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 $P[X^2+Y^2 \le 1]=\pi/4$ (see ["Monte Carlo method" on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code use this approach:
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 :
It is therefore 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 :