Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 06:53:33 -0700
From: "David L. Porter" <dlporter@marin.k12.ca.us>
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: Pinhole Digest #63 - 10/08/98
22/7 is an approximation to pi. Pi is actually the ratio of a circle's
circumference to its diameter. If you make the measurements of any
circle this will be true, but you'll never get an integer in both the
numerator and the denominator. therefore, pi is irrational.
David Porter
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