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Re: pi again

From: Ed <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: pi again
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:21:30
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>

At 06:36 PM 10/24/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>>  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
>[email protected]
>
>

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'ach vaghnetlh 'uj  DabaHDI' 'e' maH 'uj Qagh ghaj.
SuS muD je' Daqelbe'chugh,

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References:
- pi again
  - From: [email protected]
- Re: pi again
  - From: "Susan B. Farmer" <[email protected]>

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