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...this puzzle"?

Suppose a1 is the first digit (after the decimal point) of Pi, a2 is the second digit, and so on...

What would the following formula equal:

(a1 - a2) * (a2 - a3) * (a3 - a4) * ... * (a99 - a100)
 
well yu cant really do that as you are defining a variable value for a. if pi is 3.141.......... then in the first instance (a1) a =1 in the second (a2) a = 2 in the third instance (a3) a = 1/3

however if you ignore the whole decimals of pi thing and look at it as a simple algebraic formula

then each bracket = -1a therefore the answer is a
 
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