2007-06-15 20:44:08 · 5 answers · asked by alissandra v 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
this is because 22/7 is not pi, 22/7 is an approximation of pi. Pi cannot be expressed in a fraction. The calculator is correct, your primary school text book is wrong.
2007-06-15 20:52:54 · answer #1 · answered by fastspawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pi is a very complex number and it cannot be written in any fractional form. 22/7 is actually an estimate to the actual value of pi, so it does not give any accurate value of pi. Thats why the same sequence does not come up.
2007-06-16 07:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pi is closer to being 21.987 and so on divided by 7. 22/7 is just close. the pi button on the calculator is the correst answer.
2007-06-16 15:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
22/7 is not an exact value of pi. It is only an approximation.
2007-06-16 06:12:21 · answer #4 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fastspawn is right.
2007-06-16 05:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by bleeh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋