Pi is a number that relates a circle to its diameter. Pi is an irrational number because it cannot be expressed by a simple fraction. The digits go on forever and ever after the decimal point.

The number pi is usually introduced to students as having an approximate value. Rational expressions, such as 22/7 or 333/106, can be used to estimate pi. Rational expressions are only accurate in a couple of decimal places.

People interested in math are interested in calculating pi to as many digits as possible. According to the Pi World Ranking List, the record for reciting the most digits of pi was held by Suresh Kumar Sharma of India. Live Science reported that some computer programs have calculated the value of pi to 62.8 trillion digits. Every year on March 14th, there is a pseudo-holiday called Pi Day, where calculations like these are unveiled.

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What are the first 100 digits of pi?

The first 100 digits of pi.

26535 89793, 26433 83279, 41971 69399, 78164, and 34825 are included.

The first million digits of pi are listed on the website piday.org.

Where does pi come from?

Circle geometry (pi equations)_Barry Barnes via Shutterstock

Circle geometry. (Image credit: Barry Barnes via Shutterstock)

The ratio of the circle's diameter to its circumference is known as pi. In other words, pi is the diameter divided by the circumference. The circle's diameter is equal to the circle's circumference. No matter how large or small the circle is, pi will always be the same number. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet is called Pi and is used to represent a mathematical constant.

Who invented pi?

The Babylonians discovered Pi 4,000 years ago. According to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, pi was found on a tablet that was between 1900 B.C. and 1680 B.C. The Egyptians calculated the area of a circle by using a formula that gave pi an approximate value of 3.1605. A correspondence published in 1999 in the journal Nature states that there is a biblical verse where it appears pi was approximated.

He made a molten sea with tencubits from the one side to the other, and his height was fivecubits.

According to the Exploratorium, the first calculation of pi was carried out by Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse. The areas of two polygons were found using the Pythagorean theorem. The area of a circle was approximated by the area of a regular polygon that was circumscribed. The upper and lower bounds for the area of a circle were given by the polygons, and he approximated pi between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71).

The value of pi was found to be 355/113 by Chinese mathematician and astronomer Zu Chongzhi. Zu's book of writing has been lost, so little is known about his work.

In 1706 William Jones was the first to use a symbol to represent pi.

What is pi used for?

In basic mathematics, pi is used to find the area and circle. The circle squared times pi can be used to find an area. To find the area of a circle with a radius of 3 centimeters, you have to use a formula. Because circles appear in nature and are often used in other mathematical equations, pi is all around us.

The literary world has been influenced by Pi. Pilish is a form of writing English in which the numbers of letters in successive words follow the digits of pi. Pilish was used in the book Not A Wake.

Now has 3 letters, I have one letter, fall has 4 letters, and so on.

Live Science senior writer Brandon Specktor updated the article. Adam Mann updated it again on March 3, 2022.

Additional resources

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The Exploratorium is an Exploratorium. There is a brief history of pi. The history ofpi can be found on the Exploratorium.edu website.

M. Keith. Not a wake. The Vinculum Press. On March 3, 2022, from http://www.cadaeic.net/notawake.htm

M. was named M. There is writing in Philish. From http://www.cadaeic.net/pilish.htm

Mometrix test preparation has 1 million digits of pi. On March 3, 2022, from www.piday.org/million

N. Peil wrote a novel. The answer is to cook up pi. Nature 399(528).

The Pi World Ranking List. On March 3, 2022, from https://www.pi-world-ranking-list.com.

The Nine Planets will be aired on October 8. There are hilarious pi jokes.