Programming

I will try to guess how that works!

keep in mind that I have no clue on how BASIC sintax works lol

1 -> function declared
2 -> variable x and y initiated to values 0 and 1.
3 -> for loop created that goes from 1 to 26 (updating variable N)
4 -> Variable R is created, its value is the square root of (x^2 + y^2). Xs and Ys values are set to be themselves divided by R.
5 -> P variable created (it stores the value of PI), and set to (2 ^ N) * square root of (x - 1) ^ 2 + y ^ 2. Lastly X is increased by one
6 -> Proceed only after for loop is done
7 -> return the variable P

(I do recognize I just transcribed the code, and I also made an implementation in python of it, lol)

now for why that works ill figure another time, its 12:30 pm here and I am eepy :). But I have recognized that X tends to 2 and Y to 0.

and I am pretty sure this implements the algorithm of creating higher and higher "resolution" circles so starting with a triangle and adding more and more vertices (vertex?). Ill edit in the full explanation late :)

here is my implementation:

def CalcPi():
    X = 0
    Y = 1
    P = 0

    for i in range(1,26):
        R = sqrt(X**2 + Y**2)
        
        X = X/R
        Y = Y/R

        P = (2**i) * sqrt((X-1)**2 + Y**2)
        X += 1
    return P

I believe the formatting issue is because the triple back tick is on a line with other text. In most markdown flavors triple backticks should be on blank line (with some exceptions for hinting at syntax highlighting). Slack's is the only dialect I've seen that specifically strips newlines from triple backticks and I hate it.