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Re: pi again



>>  22/7 is 3.142548
>
>Wrong!!
>
>  However, 22/7 is *not*
>>  > equal to 3.14159, and that's an unpardonable error! :-)
>>  
>22/7 = 3.142857 142857 142857...
>

Yes, it's wrong.  But it's an approximation that many children are taught.

tevram
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