I am trying to prove that $${\frac{\pi}{4}}=4{\arctan({\frac{1}{5}})}-{\arctan({\frac{1}{239}})}.$$ I was able to prove $${\frac{\pi}{4}}={\arctan({\frac{1}{2}})}+{\arctan({\frac{1}{3}})}$$ using $$\tan({x+y})={\frac{\tan(x)+\tan(y) }{1-{\tan(x)}{\tan(y)}}}.$$ These identities help us get decimal approximations to $\pi$ using Leibniz's series and $\arctan(1)={\frac{\pi}{4}}$. Not sure how to cope with coefficient $4$. I believe we need to use the formula for $\tan(x-y).$
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3Possible duplicate. – Mikasa Feb 09 '23 at 07:53
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Thanks! The posts related to it were very illuminating. As far as I am concerned-it should be closed. – student Feb 09 '23 at 19:08