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[[Image:Liuhui geyuanshu.svg|thumb|right|Liu Hui's {{pi}} algorithm]]
 
LuiLiu Hui began with an inscribed hexagon. Let {{math|M}} be the length of one side {{math|AB}} of hexagon, {{math|''r''}} is the radius of circle.
 
Bisect {{math|AB}} with line {{math|OPC}}, {{math|AC}} becomes one side of dodecagon, let its length be {{math|m}}.