can anyone explain to me (in own words) what the wallis' formula is? :D

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amistre64 · Answer

Just as there are infinite summations, taylor series, maclaurimn series and the like power series; there are infinite products as well; it appears that the wallis formula is an infinite product series that relates to sine

amistre64 · Answer

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/WallisFormula.html for a rather convoluted reading lol

lgbasallote · Answer

that link again o.O it always appears whenever i ask this lol

lgbasallote · Answer

i guess no one knows without linking :(

amistre64 · Answer

well, wolfram is spose to be good on the technical stuff, but i tend to get lost in it

do you recall what an infinite product is?

a good example is something like a factorial

amistre64 · Answer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cDM-xNQK18 dunno how good this is, but it mmight be useful

lgbasallote · Answer

heh no forgot factorial too :p well i know how it goes but i dunno how to use it...well one question though what does the 3/4 rectangle mean?

lgbasallote · Answer

|dw:1335935590497:dw|

that thing

amistre64 · Answer

thats a capital PI; P for product ....  instead of summing it all up your multiplying it all up

lgbasallote · Answer

ohhh i guess ill just do this the hard way by self-studying -__-

lgbasallote · Answer

thanks though :)

amistre64 · Answer

self studying is always the best lol

anonymous · Answer

whats that lgba.please tell me .

lgbasallote · Answer

i dont know lol..that's what ive been trying to find out :p