[Blindmath] A Student's Question

[Sabra Ewing]

All right, it is it repeating then, but a lot of math classes are using 3.14628 if you don't have a Calculator with the pie button. I guess that is a rounded value or something. And it's the Sa circumference to the diameter. You were quibbling over the decimal number when that is more important.

Sabra Ewing

> On Nov 11, 2016, at 2:05 PM, Bill Dengler <codeofdusk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 3.14628 repeating?
> No Sabra. NO.
> http://enwp.org/pi
> 
> Bill
>> On Nov 11, 2016, at 7:36 PM, Sabra Ewing via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, that is for six followed by P. It is not the word pie. It is a Greek symbol that has a constant of 3.14628 repeating. Someone came up with it by comparing a circles ark to its circumference or something like that.
>> 
>> Sabra Ewing
>> 
>>> On Nov 11, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Zach via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When I use the Nemeth tutorial on my BrailleNote Apex it says '46 1234' is
>>> pi. 
>>> 
>>> Zachary Mason
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>>> Mississippi State University
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>>> No.
>>> 
>>> .p would probably be written as (46, 56 1234) or maybe evenn (456 256 1234)
>>> 
>>> I've never seen this in mathematics though. I don't know if it's valid.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 9/29/2016 12:15 PM, ALLEN PURVIN via Blindmath wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> A student asked me a Nemeth question and I do not know the answer. I am
>>> sure people here do, so thank you.
>>>> What is the difference between .p (decimal point, p) and pi (the Greek
>>> symbol) in Nemeth?  Aren't they both 4,6; 1,2,3,4?
>>>> I understand that in context, the distinction may be more clear.  But
>>> without?
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> - allen
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