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CalculusSuperchallengeNon-Elementary Integration

Non-Elementary Integration · Superchallenge problem

Using the Wallis product ∏n≥14n24n2−1=π2\displaystyle\prod_{n\ge1}\frac{4n^2}{4n^2 - 1} = \frac\pi2, compute ∏n=1∞(1−14n2)\displaystyle\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\left(1 - \frac{1}{4n^2}\right). Express your answer in terms of π\pi.