>Can we say the same to the case of 10 divide by 3 , The result is 3 1/3 but
>as a decimal way of writing you never end.
Almost, but the difference is 10 / 3 is expressable as one number divided
by another.
to my kowledge there is no a and b where a/b=pi.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
-----Original Message-----
From: Grieken, Paul van <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Jud McCranie' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: RE: Mersenne: pi
>I am not a math man but I follow this discussion.
>Can we say the same to the case of 10 divide by 3 , The result is 3 1/3 but
>as a decimal way of writing you never end.
>
>Maybe I just miss the whole thing, in that case I am sorry, and will
>continue just reading this kind of topics.
>
>Bye,
>Paul van Grieken
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jud McCranie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 3:22 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Mersenne: pi
>>
>> At 12:06 AM 2/9/00 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> >But when I look at a circle I see a finite area within the circle with
>> no
>> >means of growing or escape. Logic seems to indicate that pi would have
>> to
>> >be a finite exact value since the area in the circle is finite.
>>
>> No, pi is irrational, which means that the digits go on forever without
>> repeating.
>>
>>
>> >So, either the figure for pi is in error (not likely) or pi has a end.
>>
>> The calculated value of pi is never exact, since it is calculated to a
>> finite precision.
>>
>>
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