Re: Pinhole Digest #61 - 10/06/98

papaya.king (papaya.king@MCI2000.com)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 07:28:13 -0700


Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 07:28:13 -0700
From: "papaya.king" <papaya.king@MCI2000.com>
Subject: Re: Pinhole Digest #61 - 10/06/98
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>

here's a question for the math-literate among you: why is pi an irrational
number? i thought it was the ratio of 22/7? or in any case, the ratio of
the circumference to the diameter? angela duckworth, lowell high school