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Aryabhat a Indian mathematician (476-550 AD)
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Aryabhata gave the following method for determining pi: “Add 4 to 100, multiply by 8, and add again 62,000. The result is approximate value of the circumference when the diameter is twenty thousand.” from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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Do these calculations. from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari “Add 4 to 100, multiply by 8, and add again 62,000. The result is approximate value of the circumference when the diameter is twenty thousand.” What value of pi does this determination yield?
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from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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Aryabhata gave the following procedure for finding the area of a circle: “Half the circumference multiplied by half the diameter is the area of a circle.” from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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Cd 31.41610 12.564 75.398424 from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari Do the calculations for circles with the following dimensions. Use 3.1416 for .
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Cd 31.41615.708105 12.566.2842 75.398437.69922412 from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari Do the calculations for circles with the following dimensions. Use 3.1416 for .
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Cd 31.41615.70810578.54 12.566.284212.5612.5664 75.398437.69922412452.3904 from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari Do the calculations for circles with the following dimensions. Use 3.1416 for .
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How accurate is Aryabhata’s rule? Why? from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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How accurate is Aryabhata’s rule? Why? from Piece of Pi, by Naila Bokhari
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