How to Convert Pie and Sqrt into Fractions?

[JasonKit]

Turning pie & sqrt into...

I am desperately need help how to turn pie and sqrt to fraction?

Here is my question, punch in sin(pi/4) and the answer would be .7071067812
I know how to use fraction mode I'm no noob. I tried that feature and it didn't works.
Any brilliant idea would be appreciated!

 

[stewartcs]

I am desperately need help how to turn pie and sqrt to fraction?

Here is my question, punch in sin(pi/4) and the answer would be .7071067812
I know how to use fraction mode I'm no noob. I tried that feature and it didn't works.
Any brilliant idea would be appreciated!

Cherry pie or apple?

Just kidding, pi is an irrational number, i.e. there is no fraction equivalent, only an approximation to a certain decimal place.

Square root is a function not a number.

 

[JasonKit]

In fact,

it can be turn to fraction, friend of mine, show it to me and I forgot how to do it, o let me see how long is been 2 YEARS AGO. If you have any genius idea please help me out not intimidated me.

If you know this that .7071067812 is equal to sqrt 2/2.

I just need help how decimal turn it to fraction
Let me give you another example:

sin(pi/3)= .8660254038

what is the fraction for this?

 

[stewartcs]

it can be turn to fraction, friend of mine, show it to me and I forgot how to do it, o let me see how long is been 2 YEARS AGO. If you have any genius idea please help me out not intimidated me.

Your friend was wrong. Again, Pi is an irrational number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Π

 

[JasonKit]

Your friend was wrong. Again, Pi is an irrational number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Π

are you even trying the problem that I provide above?

 

[stewartcs]

it can be turn to fraction, friend of mine, show it to me and I forgot how to do it, o let me see how long is been 2 YEARS AGO. If you have any genius idea please help me out not intimidated me.

If you know this that .7071067812 is equal to sqrt 2/2.

I just need help how decimal turn it to fraction
Let me give you another example:

sin(pi/3)= .8660254038

what is the fraction for this?

So your question is not what is the fraction equivalent of Pi, but rather what is the fraction equivalent of sin(pi/3). Two different things.

All you need is the Unit Circle. See attached...

 

[stewartcs]

This may help also...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_circle

 

[JasonKit]

it helps a little bit, I do know this unit circle and I even memorize it.- However I still need to know how to do it on the calculator which ti-83 plus.

 

[stewartcs]

The ANS-->FRAC function on a TI-83 Plus won't give you the fractional equivalent of that. It's beyond its capabilities. The Voyager 200 (and possibly the TI-89) will though.

 

[JasonKit]

Thanks for the look out, I'll find a way. I did it once, i just forgot which feature it does that.

 

[dodo]

If sin(pi/3) is approximately .8660254038, then it is obviously (and again, approximately) equal to the fraction 8660254038/10000000000. Now you can try to reduce this fraction, for example by looking for the unique prime factors of 8,660,254,038 and 10,000,000,000 and cancelling the common ones; or, which is the same thing, by dividing 8,660,254,038 and 10,000,000,000 by its g.c.d. (in the ti-83, this is math-num-9:gcd). Since gcd (8660254038 ,10000000000) = 2, and 8660254038 / 2 = 4330127019, and 10000000000 / 2 = 5000000000, the number .8660254038 equals the fraction 4330127019/5000000000.

But notice three things:
1) .8660254038 equals the fraction 4330127019/5000000000, but none of them equals sin(pi/3). Both of them only approximate sin(pi/3), up to a certain numbers of decimals. With less decimals, the approximation would have been 8/10, or 86/100, or 866/1000, or ...
2) Everything they have been telling you is true; these numbers are irrationals, and you can only approximate them with a fraction. On the other hand, if what you wanted was to convert a given decimal like .8660254038 to a fraction, that can be done as above, but has nothing to do with sin(pi/3), except as an approximation.
3) Of course this is just a guess of what you want, because you are not explaining yourself very well, and by repeating "it can be done" the question doesn't get any clearer.

 

[Ben Niehoff]

This sort of thing is why calculators should be banned in math classes...

Jason, your calculator can't convert the decimal representation to a fraction, because sin(pi/3) is not a rational number.

$$\sin \frac{\pi}{3} = \frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$$

 

[JasonKit]

Thanks for all your help, I lost contact with my friend, he is the one who show me the trick on ti-83 plus. I saw it and he taught me that. Its been awhile.

 

[Ben Niehoff]

There might be an "exact mode" or something like that. It won't convert a decimal into "sqrt(3)/2", but it should give exact formulas for common sine and cosine values. Try asking on a TI-83 forum?

 

[gabee]

If the angle is one of the most commonly used ones (i.e. the ones listed on the unit circle), you can do this.

Enter sin(pi/3)...the calculator will tell you it is 0.866025404.
Since you know that the common sine/cosine values are things that have a square root in the numerator, you might want to square the answer that the calculator gave you and see if it's something you recognize. For instance, take
(0.866025404)^2 = 0.75
which you recognize as 3/4. Since you squared it, now let's square root it to find
sqrt(3/4) = sqrt(3)/2
which I assume is the symbolic answer you're looking for.

Another similar trick you could use if you want to know the symbolic form of arcsin(0.866025404) = 1.04719755
Since I know the answer will likely have a factor of pi in the numerator, take
1.04719755/pi = 0.333333333
which you recognize as 1/3. So, 1.04719755 = pi/3.

Or you could just remember the unit circle!

 

[Office_Shredder]

Another similar trick you could use if you want to know the symbolic form of arcsin(0.866025404) = 1.04719755
Since I know the answer will likely have a factor of pi in the numerator, take
1.04719755/pi = 0.333333333
which you recognize as 1/3. So, 1.04719755 = pi/3.

This is actually pretty slick