When Calculating Pi Using the Wallis Formula, the Accumulator Variable

question 21

Multiple Choice

When calculating pi using the Wallis formula, the accumulator variable:

• A) must be initialized to zero.
• B) is increased by two each iteration.
• C) must be initialized to one.
• D) is multiplied by two each iteration.

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