/* This is a Java Program to Implement Cubic convergence 1/pi Algorithm. Cubic convergence is an algorithm used to calculate the value of 1/p. */ /** ** Java Program to Implement Cubic convergence 1/pi Algorithm **/ import java.util.Scanner; /** Class CubicConvergencePi **/ public class CubicConvergencePi { /** compute 1/pi **/ public double getOneByPi(int k) { double ak = 1.0/3.0; double sk = (Math.sqrt(3) - 1)/2; double ak1, sk1, rk1; for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) { rk1 = 3.0 / (1 + 2 * Math.pow((1 - sk * sk * sk), (1.0/3.0))); sk1 = (rk1 - 1)/2.0; ak1 = rk1 * rk1 * ak - Math.pow(3, i) * (rk1 * rk1 - 1); ak = ak1; sk = sk1; } return ak; } /** Main function **/ public static void main (String[] args) { Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Cubic Convergence 1/Pi Algorithm Test\n"); /** Make an object of CubicConvergence class **/ CubicConvergencePi cc = new CubicConvergencePi (); System.out.println("Enter number of iterations"); int k = scan.nextInt(); System.out.println("\nValue of 1/pi : "+ cc.getOneByPi(k)); } } /* Enter number of iterations 3 Value of 1/pi : 0.3183098861837896