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(47,245 posts) Thu May 31, 2012, 03:07 PM May 2012

Can someone figure this out?

Makes no sense to me.

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Can someone figure this out? (Original Post) Archae May 2012 OP

What don't you understand? Chan790 May 2012 #1

Yeah, I don't get it either petronius May 2012 #2

I was wondering the same thing. HappyMe May 2012 #3

and where's the whipped cream topping? jorno67 May 2012 #4

Because they did it twice Duer 157099 Jun 2012 #5

I'm going with the old adage... WillParkinson Jun 2012 #6

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

1. What don't you understand?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:27 PM

May 2012

It can be simplified to this:

All of trig (and areas of circles and a lot other math) is complicated by being based around a piece of data (pi) that is not only not-terribly-useful but is arguably the most inelegant constant that could have been chosen out of a multitude of constants of ratios of circles.

The underlying math is less important to understand than that is.

petronius

(26,700 posts)

2. Yeah, I don't get it either

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:34 PM

May 2012

Why would anyone cut such a skimpy skinny slice of pie?

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

3. I was wondering the same thing.

Reply to petronius (Reply #2)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:42 PM

May 2012

Why bother asking for a teeny, tiny slice.

jorno67

(1,986 posts)

4. and where's the whipped cream topping?

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #3)

Thu May 31, 2012, 03:53 PM

May 2012

This whole thing is suspect to me...

Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)

5. Because they did it twice

Reply to petronius (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 03:44 AM

Jun 2012

that's where they got the 2 pi

WillParkinson

(16,880 posts)

6. I'm going with the old adage...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 05:38 AM

Jun 2012

The Pi is a lie.

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