08 May '04 21:01>
if pie is irratinal, and it is equal to the diamiter/cercumfrence, then either the cercumphrence or the diamiter or both must always be irratinal as well. so how dose one calculate pie?
Originally posted by fearlessleaderWell, here's one way to calculate pi:
if pie is irratinal, and it is equal to the diamiter/cercumfrence, then either the cercumphrence or the diamiter or both must always be irratinal as well. so how dose one calculate pie?
Originally posted by fearlessleaderwell, first of all, it's spelled pi, not as the confection; the "perimeter" of the circle is "circumference"; and the type of number is "irrational".
if pie is irratinal, and it is equal to the diamiter/cercumfrence, then either the cercumphrence or the diamiter or both must always be irratinal as well. so how dose one calculate pie?
Originally posted by Acolyteso they calculate pi by finding the limet of this prosess as n reaches infinity.
Well, here's one way to calculate pi:
1) Calculate the perimeter of a regular n-gon of maximal diameter 1, for suitably large n. This gives an lower bound for pi.
2) Do the same with a regular n-gon of minimal diameter 1, for suitably large n. This gives an upper bound for pi.
Choose n large enough, and your approximation will be as good as you w ...[text shortened]... oximating pi (which I'm sure exists, this is something people have put a lot of research into).