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What is Pi?

What is Pi?. By: Gary Wright. It is the 16 letter of the Greek alphabet . The consonant sound represented by this letter. Mathematics The letter n, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of the a circle to its diameter. The ratio itself: 3.149526+. Pi is.

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What is Pi?

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  1. What is Pi? By: Gary Wright

  2. It is the 16 letter of the Greek alphabet . The consonant sound represented by this letter. Mathematics The letter n, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of the a circle to its diameter. The ratio itself: 3.149526+. Pi is.

  3. Where did Pi come from. • That the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle is constant (namely, pi) has been recognized for as long as we have written records. • The ancient Babylonians generally calculated the area of a circle by taking 3 times the square of its radius ( =3), but one Old Babylonian tablet (from ca. 1900-1680 BCE) indicates a value of 3.125 for pi.

  4. Where did Pi come from? 2 • Ancient Egyptians calculated the area of a circle by the following formula (where d is the diameter of the circle):[(8d)/9] • The first theoretical calculation of a value of pi was that of Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BCE), one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the ancient world. Archimedes worked out that 223/71 < < 22/7. Archimedes's results rested upon approximating the area of a circle based on the area of a regular polygon inscribed within the circle and the area of a regular polygon within which the circle was circumscribed.

  5. The approximation of Pi. • The method of Archimedes involves approximating pi by the perimeters of polygons inscribed and circumscribed about a given circle. • Rather than trying to measure the polygons one at a time, Archimedes uses a theorem of Euclid to develop a numerical procedure for calculating the perimeter of a circumscribing polygon of 2n sides, once the perimeter of the polygon of n sides is known.

  6. When and where to use Pi. • It is used to measure how fast and how powerful a computer is. • Because it so well known they can use use it to check it accuracy and if it got problem in it software or hardware.

  7. Thank you.

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