Approximating Pi

Author:Jay Lietzow

This activity uses Archimedes' method of approximating the value of pi. We have inscribed a regular polygon in a circle and use the ratio of the perimeter of the polygon to the diameter of the circle as an approximate value for pi.

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רישום חופשי
bewijs stelling van Pythagoras
Equation of Locus - Parabola
Shells
Triangle with 3 Right Angles

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Graph
Sections of 3D Shapes
piecewise
Boundary Min and Max
Trapesium
Bay's Dynamic Unit Circle

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Matrices
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