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Pi day






\pi day is celebrated every year on March 14 because \pi \approx 3.14.

The number \pi is ultimately associated with the circle. By definition, if we draw a circle of radius 1, then \pi is the length of a semicircle.





In the figure below, if we go from A \to B \to C \to D by straight lines then the length of the trip is 3, but if we go by the circle then the trip length is \pi,


so \pi is a tiny bit bigger than 3:
\pi > \approx 3

There is an easy way to remember the decimal value of \pi. First, we write the three pairs of odd numbers as follows
11~33~55

Now cut the above number into two halves
113~~\mid~~355

If we take the bigger number divide by the smaller number, we will have
\frac{355}{113} = {\bf 3.141592}~92...
Whereas, \pi= {\bf 3.141592}~65...
So with this method, \frac{355}{113}, we can derive and remember the first 6 decimal digits of \pi.


To celebrate this year's \pi day, let us enjoy this beautiful identity due to the mathematician Viete:
\frac{2}{\pi} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}}} \cdots
Happy \pi day everyone!!!