Is 22/7 Really Greater Than Pi?

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The discussion centers on demonstrating that 22/7 is greater than π (pi). A suggested method involves constructing a non-negative function whose integral over the interval [0,1] equals 22/7 - π. If this function is non-negative, the integral must yield a positive result, thereby confirming that 22/7 is indeed greater than π.

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Can someone show me from step one how to show that 22/7 is greater than pi. I don't really know how much I am asking here, but thanks in advance
 
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Can someone show me from step one how to show that 22/7 is greater than pi. I don't really know how much I am asking here, but thanks in advance

Try to construct a non-negative function whose integral on [0,1] is equal to 22/7 - pi. If the function is non-negative, then the integral has to be positive, which means 22/7 > pi.
 

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