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"Pi" is an irrational number. No series of digits can represent its value exactly,

whether written as a fraction or as a decimal. The decimal can be extended to

any number of significant figures, no matter how large, and never ends.

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What is the value of pi to 100 significant figures?

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679


What is the cube root of pi squared?

If you take pi as 3.141592654, then the answer is 2.145029397 to 11 significant figures.


17 numbers of 3.14?

Pi to 17 significant figures is 3.1415926535897932 Pi to 17 decimal places is 3.14159265358979323


What is 28.26 times pi?

28.26 times pi which is 3.14 equals 88.78 or 88.8 if you need the correct amount of significant figures.


What is the diameter of a 6 circumference?

Circumference = 2(pi)r OR (pi)d Taking (pi)d = 6 d=6/(pi) d=1.91 (3 significant figures)


How is precision related to the significant figures in a measured quantity?

The greater the number of significant figures, the greater the precision. Each significant figure increases the precision by a factor of ten. For example pi = 3.14 is accurate to 3 significant figures, while pi = 3.14159 with 6 significant figures is a more accurate representation.


How do you find the end of pi?

There is no end to pi. It is an un-repeating, infinite number. For most calculating purposes, 3-4 significant figures is suffice.


What is the square feet of a circle with a 58.5 radius?

Area = pi*r2 Area = pi(58.5 feet)2 = 10,800 square feet ===============( significant figures )


How many significant figures should be reported in the answer to 8704 m X 3.14 m?

I would generally suggest using the most significant digits in the question as a reflection of the level of detail they want. If they wanted more detail (assuming 3.14 represents the constant pi), then they would have listed pi to the significant digits necessary


What is the area of a circle with a diameter of 18in?

177.4728Improved answer:Area of a circle = pi*radius2Area = pi*92 => 254.4690049Area = 254 square inches correct to three significant figures.


Pi is usually rounded to what degree of accuracy?

For the vast majority of day-to-day uses, pi is quoted as 3.14. This is equivalent to 3 significant figures, 2 decimal places, or pi 'to the nearest hundreth'.


What is the circumference of a radius of 25in?

Circumference of a circle = 2*pi*radius Circumference = 2*pi*25 =157.0796327 inches or 157 inches correct to three significant figures.