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Pi is first known to have been estimated in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. It was also used in ancient Egypt, and was discovered in India over 2000 years ago and China about 1500 years ago.
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What was the first culture that used pi?
the Ancient Myans
History of additional mathematics?
Additional mathematics is also called PI and was used in Ancient Egyptian civilizations. Pi helped the Egyptians plan the construction of the pyramids.
What shape is Pi used in?
Pi can be used to find a circle, For the circumference-Pi x D, or for the radius Pi x r2
Which country discovered pi?
Greece. I think.
What Greek invented pi?
Pi isn't an invention, it's a definition. It is defined as the ratio of any circle's circumference to it's diameter. If anything, it's a discovery. Euclidean geometry, attributed by Greek mathematician Euclid was the first recorded system used to show Pi as a mathematical constant. Archimedes was a famous ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. He accomplished the computation of pi.
What country was the first to use PI?
the ancient Egyptians used pi to build pyramids
What approximation of pi was used by the egyptians?
The approximate value of pi used by the ancient Egyptians was 3.16
What was the first culture that used pi?
the Ancient Myans
When was the symbol for Pi first used for Pi?
The first time the symbol Pi was first used for Pi was in ancient Greece in their numbers. The symbol "π" was number 80 in Greece.
What number did egyptians first used for pi?
The ancient Egyptian worked out the value of pi as being 3.16
Which person invented pi?
It is unknown which specific person invented pi, but ancient Egyptians are the first group to have used it.
Who was the first to use pi as a number?
The ancient Babylonians used pi as a number approx 4000 years ago.
What was the era and culture of pi?
ancient egyptions used it first, but its a greek word
What rational value of Pi used by any ancient civilizations?
22/7
How did ancient Egyptians use pi?
They used it to make correct angles in the pyramids.
Which English man intoduced the pi symbol for pi in what year?
pi was used by the ancient Greeks because is the first letter of the Greek word for periphery. No English man was involved.
Who tried to get the first calculation of pi?
The ancient Babylonians from around 1700 BC used pi = 3.125. The name of the person who calculated that value was not recorded.
