[Blindmath] A Student's Question

[Amanda Lacy]

How do you get 3.14628 by rounding 3.14159...?

Amanda

On 11/11/16, Sabra Ewing via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>>>> M.S. Student
>>>> Animal and Dairy Sciences
>>>> Mississippi State University
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> derek
>>>> riemer via Blindmath
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>>>> Cc: derek riemer <Derek.Riemer at Colorado.EDU>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] A Student's Question
>>>>
>>>> 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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