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    English: Approximation to Pi by Archimedes' method
    Français : Approximation de Pi par la méthode d'Archimède
    Polski: Metoda Archimedesa aproksymacji Pi
    Español: Método de aproximación del número π de Arquímedes.
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    Author Guillaume Jacquenot
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    /* Compilation  instructions */
    /* gcc -Wall -ansi -pedantic -o Pi_archi_approx Pi_archi_approx.c */
    
    /* This program generates an SVG image, showing Archimede's technique to */
    /* approximate pi */
    /* One argument can be provided, as the maximum number of approximations desired */
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <math.h>
    
    #define PI 3.14159265358979
    
    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    {
        int i,j,n;
        double id,coeff;
        FILE *fpt;
        double *x, *y;
        double R = 40.0;
        /* Angle values*/
        double alpha, alpha_offset;
    
        int    fontsize    = 10;
        double strokewidth = 0.8;
        if (argc == 2)
            n = (int)atof(argv[1]);
        else
        {
            n = 10;
        }
        if (n<3)
        {
            printf("\n");
            fflush(stdout);
            exit(1);
        }
        /* Opening result file*/
        fpt = fopen("Pi_archi_approx.svg","w");
        fprintf(fpt,"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n");
        fprintf(fpt,"<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd \">\n");
        fprintf(fpt,"<svg\n");
        fprintf(fpt,"   xmlns:rdf=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\" \n");
        fprintf(fpt,"   xmlns:svg=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" \n");
        fprintf(fpt,"   xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" \n");
        fprintf(fpt,"   width=\"%dpx\" \n",(int)(((n-2)*3+1)*R));
        fprintf(fpt,"   height=\"%dpx\" \n",(int)(4.5*R));
        fprintf(fpt,"   >\n");
        for (i=3;i<=n;i++)
        {
            id = (double) i;
            x  = (double *)malloc(i*sizeof(double));
            y  = (double *)malloc(i*sizeof(double));
            fprintf(fpt,"   <g>\n");
            fprintf(fpt,"    <circle cx=\"%f\" cy=\"%f\" r=\"%f\" ",((id-2)*3-0.75)*R,2.5*R,R);
            fprintf(fpt,"stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"%f\" fill=\"none\"/>\n",strokewidth);
            fprintf(fpt,"    <polygon points=\"");
            alpha_offset = -PI/2 + ((i%2)==0) * PI/id;
            for (j=0;j<i;j++)
            {
                alpha = alpha_offset + 2*j*PI/id;
                x[j]  = cos(alpha);
                y[j]  = sin(alpha);
                fprintf(fpt,"%f,%f ",R*x[j]+((id-2)*3-0.75)*R,R*(y[j]+2.5));
            }
            fprintf(fpt,"\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"%f\"/>\n",strokewidth);
            coeff = 2.0/sqrt((x[0]+x[1])*(x[0]+x[1]) + (y[0]+y[1])*(y[0]+y[1]));
            fprintf(fpt,"    <polygon points=\"");
            for (j=0;j<i;j++)
            {
                fprintf(fpt,"%f,%f ",R*coeff*x[j]+((id-2)*3-0.75)*R,R*(coeff*y[j]+2.5));
            }
            fprintf(fpt,"\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"%f\"/>\n",strokewidth);
            free(x);
            free(y);
            fprintf(fpt,"    <text x = \"%f\" y = \"%f\" text-anchor=\"middle\" fill = \"black\" font-size = \"%d\">\n",
                        ((id-2)*3-0.75)*R,4*R,fontsize);
            fprintf(fpt,"      n = %d\n",i);
            fprintf(fpt,"    </text>\n");
            fprintf(fpt,"  </g>\n");
        }
        fprintf(fpt,"</svg>\n");
        fclose(fpt);
        return (0);
    }
    

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