Approximating Pi

Author:
Lidia Gonzalez York College, Jamaica, New York

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 116: Issue 1
Page(s):
48–51
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2022.0077
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Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 9-12, Math Topic, Calculus, Limits, Functions and Trigonometry, Trigonometry

This method using the area of regular polygons inscribed in circles to approximate a value for pi is similar to the method used by Archimedes using circumferences.

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© 2023 by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.
Page Count:
4
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Jan 2023
Online Publication Date:
Jan 2023
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