Re: A89: Re: help me too please!


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Re: A89: Re: help me too please!




In a message dated 5/20/99 8:17:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
justin-b@juno.com writes:

> (-1)^n/(2n+1) from n=0 to infinity.  As each progressive addition
>  operation is performed, it gets closer and closer to pi.  Yes, it will
>  never reach pi, and this is immediately obvious if you consider that it
>  is producing a rational number each time.

I did this:
0->n:0->y:Lbl a:((-1)^n/(2n+1))+y->y:n+1->n:Disp y:Goto a
Then pressed <>+Enter, and it wasn't getting closer to Pi... It went to 
1.78....


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