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Archimedes made pi by using the method of exhaustion to calculate the area under the arc of a parabola with the summation of an infinite series. From the method of exhaustion, he gave a remarkably accurate approximation of pi (3.141593).
The more sides a polygon has, the closer the approximation approaches pi. Pn is the perimeter of a regular polygon with n sides circumscribed around a circle with diameter d.
The formula Archimedes used to calculate pi is: pi equals limits over number of sides to infinity multiplied by the perimeter of a regular polygon divided by the diameter.
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What does Archimedes like to do?
make circles and discover pi
What did Archimedes do about pi?
Archimedes made pi more precise
Who came out with pi?
Archimedes
What was Archimedes famous disovery?
Pi
What was Archimedes connection to pi?
becase it can be
Who calculated the value of pi?
Archimedes
Who was the mathematician that invented 'pi'?
Archimedes
Who created pi?
Archimedes and the Greeks
Did Archimedes discover pi?
yes
Who invented pi day?
Archimedes
Who first estimated pi?
Archimedes (287-212 BC) was the first mathematician to make a serious attempt.
Who made the earliest reference to pi?
Archimedes
