Archimedes' Dilemma: The Misunderstood Concept of Pi = 4

[Cbray]

1/3 = .3333333333...

(3) 1/3 = (3) .3333333333...

3/3 = .9999999999...

1 = .9999999999...



I have earned a place in the Math Hall of Fame! Btw, I, too, would have a problem if my name was Archimedes; what kind of parent names his kid Archimedes!?

Hopefully this is a joke, if not start learning about infinity..

 

[Drakkith]

Hopefully this is a joke, if not start learning about infinity..

Hopefully what is a joke?

 

[nitsuj]

Hopefully this is a joke, if not start learning about infinity..

I think the "..." reflects that.

 

[Char. Limit]

Hopefully this is a joke, if not start learning about infinity..

Why does this thread keep getting necro'd?

 

[Drakkith]

Why does this thread keep getting necro'd?

Because necromancers are sexy?

 

[shockwave121]

Not rigorous, but accessible and points out the major flaw of using different metrics "freely".

 

[Jacob_V]

Hah!

 

[Danger]

I banned Micromass.
There is something beautiful about all infractions of whatever nature. - lisab & CL
Division by zero is a one-to-many operation, and thus is not allowed.
.999... is equal to 1.
A number can have more than one decimal expansion.
The rule a√b√=ab−−√ only holds when a and b are both positive.

Of course, if you were a linguist rather than a mathematician, you would have spelled "one-to-many" properly as "one too many".

Because necromancers are sexy?

Hey, now... just between friends... Who doesn't like to crack open a cold one once in a while?

 

[Drakkith]

Hey, now... just between friends... Who doesn't like to crack open a cold one once in a while?

Buahaha!

 

[jreelawg]

Pi does = 4. Don't you understand relativity? Curvature affects the metric and makes distances seam shorter. Sure a circle appears to be 3.14... because the circle is experiencing curvature. In the frame of reference of the square, pi is 4.

 

[Drakkith]

Pi does = 4. Don't you understand relativity? Curvature affects the metric and makes distances seam shorter. Sure a circle appears to be 3.14... because the circle is experiencing curvature. In the frame of reference of the square, pi is 4.

I hope this is a joke lol.

 

[jreelawg]

It's sort of interesting. The perimeter of a digital circle is 8r, and the surface area is approximately 6pir^2.

 

[meldraft]

Btw, I, too, would have a problem if my name was Archimedes; what kind of parent names his kid Archimedes!?

Continuing the necro spirit

Archimedes in ancient Greek translates into "the one who gives leading advice"