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    Default help w/ PI Math java program

    im currently in entry level java class and need help with a code..here are my instructions

    Mathematicians define the constant PI to be
    PI = 4 *( 1 - 1/(2*2-1) + 1/(2*2+1) - 1/(2*4-1) + 1/(2*4+1) - 1/(2*6-1) + 1/(2*6+1)- . . . .format . . . . . - 1/(2*i-1) + 1/(2*i+1) )
    Note that i starts at 2 and is incremented by 2. The higher the i, the more precise PI will be. Also note that the higher the value of i, the smaller the value of PI.

    Write a program that displays the value of PI for i = 100, 200, 300, . . ,1000. Output should be something like this :
    when i is 100 PI is xxxx
    when i is 200 PI is xxxx
    etc . .
    when i is 900 PI is xxxx
    when i is 1000 PI is xxxx

    Once you have this working, enhance the program, add another section. The next section of the program should determine the value of i needed to achieve a value of PI that is equal to or slightly smaller than 3.1419. The program should output the following message :
    value of i to give PI equal or smaller than 3.1419 is xxxxxx


    and here is my code so far, i underlined the part where im getting an errors
    should i put each value of PI in an if statement?? im kinda stuck right now thanks

    public class ConstantPI {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
     
     
    [U]int i = 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000;[/U]
    double pi4 = 1.0;
    for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    double pi = 4.0*pi4;
    System.out.println("When i is " + i + " PI is " + pi);
    }
     
    }


    btw crossposted thanks

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    Last edited by robertsbd; February 15th, 2011 at 10:44 PM.


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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    alright here is my updated code but still not sure how to calculate the pi when i =200,300, etc

    also i tried to work on the 2nd part of my code

    public class Assign3_Roberts {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
     
     
    int i = 100;
    double pi4 = 1.0;
    for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    double pi = 4.0*pi4;
    System.out.println("When i is " + i + " PI is " + pi);
    }
     
     
     
    //next section
    //value of i
    int i = 0;
    double pi = 100;
    {
    do
    {
    i ++;
    double pi4 = 1.0;
    for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    pi = 4.0*pi4;
    } while (pi > 3.1419);
    System.out.println("value of i to give PI equal or smaller than 3.1419 is " + i);
    }
    }

    and when i run the program my output is:

    When i is 100 PI is 3.1514934010709914

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    alright i updated my code w/ a for loop and believe im getting some where

    public class Assign3_Roberts {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    for (int i = 100; i <= 1000; i += 100) {
    	double pi4 = 1.0;
    	for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    	pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    	double pi = 4.0*pi4;
    	System.out.println("When i is " + i + " PI is " + pi);
    	}
    	}
     
    //next section
    //determine value of i
     
    int i = 0;
    double pi = 100;
    {
    do
    {
    i ++;
    double pi4 = 1.0;
    for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    pi = 4.0*pi4;
    } while (pi > 3.1419);
    System.out.println("value of i to give PI equal or smaller than 3.1419 is " + i);
    }
    }

    and output is now:
    When i is 100 PI is 3.1514934010709914
    When i is 200 PI is 3.1465677471829556
    When i is 300 PI is 3.1449149035588526
    When i is 400 PI is 3.144086415298761
    When i is 500 PI is 3.143588659585789
    When i is 600 PI is 3.143256545948974
    When i is 700 PI is 3.1430191863875865
    When i is 800 PI is 3.142841092554028
    When i is 900 PI is 3.1427025311614294
    When i is 1000 PI is 3.1425916543395442

    but not getting the 2nd section right

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    Should work it seems.

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    but it never showed the output of what the value of I is for PI to = 3.1419 or lower

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    Quote Originally Posted by robertsbd View Post
    but it never showed the output of what the value of I is for PI to = 3.1419 or lower
    Sorry. I was looking at a glance then. I had to be somewhere right after I wrote that post.

    BTW, what are you getting for the second section?

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    Hmmmmmm....I think I mighta found the problem.

    You had some extra brackets that you didn't need.
    public class Assign3_Roberts {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    for (int i = 100; i <= 1000; i += 100) {
        double pi4 = 1.0;
        for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
        pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
        double pi = 4.0*pi4;
        System.out.println("When i is " + i + " PI is " + pi);
     
        }
     
    //next section
    //determine value of i
     
    int i = 0;
    double pi = 100;
     
    do
    {
    i ++;
    double pi4 = 1.0;
    for(int j = 2; j <= i; j += 2)
    pi4 = pi4 - 1/(2*(double)j - 1) + 1/(2*(double)j + 1);
    pi = 4.0*pi4;
    } while (pi > 3.1419);
    System.out.println("value of i to give PI equal or smaller than 3.1419 is " + i);
    }
    }

     



    ----jGRASP: operation complete.

    ----jGRASP exec: java Assign3_Roberts

    When i is 100 PI is 3.1514934010709914
    When i is 200 PI is 3.1465677471829556
    When i is 300 PI is 3.1449149035588526
    When i is 400 PI is 3.144086415298761
    When i is 500 PI is 3.143588659585789
    When i is 600 PI is 3.143256545948974
    When i is 700 PI is 3.1430191863875865
    When i is 800 PI is 3.142841092554028
    When i is 900 PI is 3.1427025311614294
    When i is 1000 PI is 3.1425916543395442
    value of i to give PI equal or smaller than 3.1419 is 3254


    Last edited by javapenguin; February 16th, 2011 at 09:14 PM.

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    I'm still baffled as to how that lower for loop even works since it appears that i is less than j from the beginning.



    Oh well. It is valid. I checked it.
    Last edited by javapenguin; February 16th, 2011 at 09:32 PM.

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    Default Re: help w/ PI Math java program

    ah..good shot man thanks

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