Are my postulates true regarding circles?

student34

If we know the exact radius of a circle, then we can't have an exact circumference, and if we know the exact circumference, then we can't know the exact radius.

If these postulates are true, then I realize that this idea is not original but probably known since B.C.

Vorde

Exact isn't the right word to use. If I have a circle with diameter 1, I know that the circumference is exactly ##\pi##, I just can't represent ##\pi## by a finite decimal sequence.

However you are right in your idea, a circle cannot simultaneously have a rational circumference and a rational radius.

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student34	Are my postulates true regarding circles? If we know the exact radius of a circle, then we can't have an exact circumference, and if we know the exact circumference, then we can't know the exact radius. If these postulates are true, then I realize that this idea is not original but probably known since B.C.

Vorde Recognitions: Gold Member	Exact isn't the right word to use. If I have a circle with diameter 1, I know that the circumference is exactly ##\pi##, I just can't represent ##\pi## by a finite decimal sequence. However you are right in your idea, a circle cannot simultaneously have a rational circumference and a rational radius.