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Symbolic computations can lead to unexpected and new formulas for famous constants. The four formulas displayed here (from [AW]) all arose by asking Mathematica to evaluate the abstract expression
and finding values of the coefficients causing helpful cancellation.
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Wagon, S. (2010). New Directions For π. In: Wagon, S. (eds) Mathematica in Action. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75477-2_19
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