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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:27 PM Apr 2021

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Why ? (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

Cuz? jpak Apr 2021 #1

geometry Thomas Hurt Apr 2021 #2

+3.14159. n/t Harker Apr 2021 #9

To circle the square/ 2naSalit Apr 2021 #3

PYTHAHORAS!!! Iggo Apr 2021 #4

Because it's a pizza PIE and pies are round. Fla Dem Apr 2021 #5

And try throwing the pizza dough into a square shape! TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #6

That's not what I heard gratuitous Apr 2021 #7

But those pi's have no taste and are not edible. Fla Dem Apr 2021 #8

jpak

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1. Cuz?

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:28 PM

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Thomas Hurt

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2. geometry

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:41 PM

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Harker

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9. +3.14159. n/t

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Sun Apr 4, 2021, 11:10 AM

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2naSalit

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3. To circle the square/

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 06:48 PM

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No, that's not it, square the circle. Somehow you need the triangles to square the circle or something, it's simple algebra.

Iggo

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4. PYTHAHORAS!!!

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 08:52 PM

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(Would have been funnier if I spelled it right.

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Fla Dem

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5. Because it's a pizza PIE and pies are round.

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Fri Apr 2, 2021, 09:09 PM

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TexasBushwhacker

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6. And try throwing the pizza dough into a square shape!

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Sat Apr 3, 2021, 08:55 PM

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gratuitous

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7. That's not what I heard

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Sat Apr 3, 2021, 11:08 PM

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? are square

Fla Dem

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8. But those pi's have no taste and are not edible.

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Sun Apr 4, 2021, 10:54 AM

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Not a mathematical genius, but..................

? (/paɪ/) is a mathematical constant. It is defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and it also has various equivalent definitions.

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