ray@othervax.UUCP (08/06/84)
Thought there might be some general interest in the following approximation for pi which always surprises me seems not to be widely known and certainly not widely taught, considering it has mnemonic properties and gives pi correct to (approx) 2.7*10**-7 :- 355/113 (easily remembered - 113355 split down the middle) To get a better approximation you have to go to 8 digit numbers! Please dont flame if you learned this at kindergarten! Ray Dunn. Fools step in.........
daryoush@sdcsvax.UUCP (08/08/84)
I learned that in first grade.
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (08/09/84)
Use 3, it's close enough for government work.|~)
chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon C. Noll) (08/12/84)
i learned that in summer school after the first grade, but then i went to public school. :-) chongo <we dont need no education! we dont need no thought control! ...> ^..^ -- "An Agricultural Water-well Boring Rig is a motor vehicle which is used exclusively in the boring of water-wells on agricultural property." State of California Vehicle Code: Division 1 Section 165 <1983>
chris@wacsvax.OZ (Chris McDonald) (08/19/84)
We may have all learnt the other ones in kindergerten, but have you seen :
sqrt(sqrt(2143/22)). Oh, you have , well ...
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