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EI_Tizzy · 11-22-2006, 02:55 PM

OK, many things:

1) It's pi, not pie (must be hungry?)

2) 22/7 isn't pi, its 3.142857142857...

3) Pi is irrational, and therefore has NO fraction equivalent, and

4) I am in Calculus, and therefore know how to compute pi to any decimal place using this formula:

Pi is equal to the square root [6 times (1 + 1/4 + 1/9 + 1/16 + ... + (1/n)^2 )]

You do have to add about 4 billion terms to get 9 decimal accuracy, but it really does converge to pi.

Sorry. As a proud math geek, I must uphold order!

11-22-2006, 02:55 PM	#48
EI_Tizzy FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Right behind you... Age: 36 Posts: 942	Re: i will make you an sm if you answer this question right! OK, many things: 1) It's pi, not pie (must be hungry?) 2) 22/7 isn't pi, its 3.142857142857... 3) Pi is irrational, and therefore has NO fraction equivalent, and 4) I am in Calculus, and therefore know how to compute pi to any decimal place using this formula: Pi is equal to the square root [6 times (1 + 1/4 + 1/9 + 1/16 + ... + (1/n)^2 )] You do have to add about 4 billion terms to get 9 decimal accuracy, but it really does converge to pi. Sorry. As a proud math geek, I must uphold order!