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2006-11-14 00:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Gabriel D 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

12 answers

3.14 to keep it short :)

2006-11-14 01:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by butzunake 2 · 0 4

Pi is a nonrepeating, nonterminating number related to the area and circumference of a circle. 22/7 is only an approximation of its value and does not reflect the later digits. 3.1415927... is the most digits I ever give pi in mathematical calculations, such as circle area, areas of cylinders, spheres, anything that has a circular component. Some people determined that the ancient Egyptians knew of pi because of the measurements of the pyramids. An enterprising scientist decided this was because they used a wheel-type measuring device that would, of course, automatically measure 2*pi*radius of the device.

2006-11-14 09:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 0 1

If that's pi you are looking for, then you need to specify the precision you want for its value. The number pi is the ratio of a circle's perimeter to diameter and is a non-recurring fraction. Modern computers can calculate the value to almost arbitrary precision and it never ends, but is there a short and sweet value? Well the answer is yes and no. You can use 22/7 or 3.142 or 3.14159265 as approximations for your calculations, except if you work for NASA.
By the way the symbol you used also stands for continued product.

2006-11-14 09:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Defunct 2 · 2 2

The value of 'pi' is derived to be (22 / 7) or 3.1415926535897932384626433832...
It is used as 3.14 in the calculations for ease.

But do you know that the absolute value of pi has not been derived yet?

Coz it is quite confusing that the value of (22 / 7 = 3.1428571428571428571428571.... ) is not equal to 3.1415926535897932384626433832...
It is still in progress to derive the absolute value of pi.

2006-11-14 09:10:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

If you consider a circle, you will find that the ratio of it's circumstance & radius is 22/7 that is called pi. Since it is a ratio of two values, it has no unit.

2006-11-14 09:46:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

"PI" denotes a transcendental mathematical constant whose value is a non-repeating, non-terminating decimal which begins 3.14159265. . . In rational numbers, 355/113 approximates it remarkably accurately, and 22/7 approximates it closely enough for many everyday purposes.

2006-11-14 08:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by bh8153 7 · 1 2

pi can be 3.14 or 22/7 or 333/106 or 355/113

but the real value of pi is:

3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 ... (50 decimal places)

2006-11-14 09:13:43 · answer #7 · answered by fii 3 · 0 2

The value of pi has been derived to be(22 / 7) or 3.1415926535897932384626433832...

2006-11-14 09:06:44 · answer #8 · answered by Akshitha 5 · 1 4

IF that is supposed to be Pi then the first 50 digits are:
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510

2006-11-14 08:56:43 · answer #9 · answered by texaslovesme7 2 · 1 2

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510
58209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679
82148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128
48111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196
44288109756659334461284756482337867831652712019091
45648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273
72458700660631558174881520920962829254091715364367
89259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943
30572703657595919530921861173819326117931051185480
74462379962749567351885752724891227938183011949129
83367336244065664308602139494639522473719070217986
09437027705392171762931767523846748184676694051320
00568127145263560827785771342757789609173637178721
46844090122495343014654958537105079227968925892354
20199561121290219608640344181598136297747713099605
18707211349999998372978049951059731732816096318595
02445945534690830264252230825334468503526193118817
10100031378387528865875332083814206171776691473035
98253490428755468731159562863882353787593751957781
8577805321712268066130019278766111959092164201989


This is really long and it goes to about 1500 digits in this answer.

2006-11-14 09:01:30 · answer #10 · answered by fgoal13 3 · 1 3

if that's pi the value is 3,14159

2006-11-14 08:56:54 · answer #11 · answered by Bitstorm 3 · 0 2

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