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var r = 5;

var points_total = 0;

var points_inside = 0;

while (1) {

points_total++;

var x = Math.random() * r * 2 - r;

var y = Math.random() * r * 2 - r;

if (Math.pow(x, 2) + Math.pow(y, 2) < Math.pow(r, 2))

points_inside++;

if (points_total % 10000 == 0)

console.log(points_inside + "/" + points_total + " pi == " + (4 * points_inside / points_total));

}

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