Originally posted by @handyandyYou certainly can't have a locus of points equidistant from a single point.
Can a circle truly exist?
20 Jul 18
Originally posted by @handyandyWell there was that US State that wanted to define (in law) pi as 22/7 ... exactly!
Can a circle truly exist?
20 Jul 18
The post that was quoted here has been removedWell, for almost all practical purposes we act as if pi was finite. If you take a value of 3.14 for pi you are only off by less than a promille, so much more accurate than most things in life 😉
Disclaimer I know that Pi is an irrational number and I know that some people know dozens to a thousand numbers of decimals.
Originally posted by @ponderableIf it wasn't rings would fall off your finger. 😉
Well, for almost all practical purposes we act as if pi was finite.
20 Jul 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59To prove that a circle is round
If it wasn't rings would fall off your finger. 😉
And be terribly deep and profound
One should start at a place
And walk at a pace
One would find one would keep going 'round.
20 Jul 18
Originally posted by @ponderableWhen I was in 9th grade, this kid in my geometry class had memorized pi out to 500 digits.
[hidden] Disclaimer I know that Pi is an irrational number and I know that some people know dozens to a thousand numbers of decimals. [/hidden]
And he could give those digits to you if you had about 3.5 minutes to spare.
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Originally posted by @mchillDon’t mind her...she’s still upset over the uncovering her obvious “mathematical brilliance” ruse. The proof of which is trivial like her knowledge of the subject.
It's called "humor" Duchess, you should try it more often (or once even)
Fraud...fake...phony.