Archimedes' Formula for π (pi)

[b]Proposition: [/b][i]To determine the ratio π of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.[/i] Method of Archimedes. ______ This is problem #38 in Heinrich Dörrie's [i]100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics[/i]. These are my self-study materials. Let me know how I can make them more useful to you.

 

Ryan Hirst

 
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limit  recurrence  inscribed  circumscribed  polygons  irrational  convergence 
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