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Math History
Far more interesting than one might first expect, the history of mathematics is filled with bitter rivalries, political machinations, and incredible innovations by some of the most amazing minds in history. Post all questions concerning individual mathematicians, the development of mathematical theories, and the sociological impact that resulted into this category.
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This number has been known since ancient times, although we have arrived at more accurate values lately.
Wouldn't it be interesting if, buried deep in the digits of pi, the human genome as it is now was encoded?
It would be a very strange co-incidence, but given that Pi is an irrational number....
I don't about more "accurate", because it's been calculated to decimal places far, far beyond anything that can be measured, so after quite a small number of digits it becomes meaningless.
How do you simplify a improper fraction?
You can simplify an improper fraction, unless the numbers are prime. Simplify it like how you would regularly, but don't forget that you can always turn it into a mixed number.
What are the six kinds of fractions?
Well there are different kinds of fractions their are mixed numbers, regular fractions and improper fractions
There are 5 kinds of fraction. Proper fraction, improper fraction, mixed number, unit fraction, and equivalent fractions. An example of a proper fraction is 3/4. An example of an improper fractions is 13/12. An example of a mixed number is 1 1/4. An example of a unit fraction is 1/3. An example of equivalent fractions is 4/8=1/2.
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Which first Indian mathematician calculated the value of pi?
The value of pie calculated by first Indian scientist Baudhayana
What are th 4 fundamental laws in mathematics?
The Law of 4
Laws of addition and multiplication
Commutative laws of addition and multiplication.
Associative laws of addition and multiplication.
Distributive law of multiplication over addition.
Commutative law of addition: m + n = n + m . A sum isn't changed at rearrangement of its addends.
Commutative law of multiplication: m · n = n · m . A product isn't changed at rearrangement of its factors.
Associative law of addition: ( m + n ) + k = m + ( n + k ) = m + n + k . A sum doesn't depend on grouping of its addends.
Associative law of multiplication: ( m · n ) · k = m · ( n · k ) = m · n · k . A product doesn't depend on grouping of its factors.
Distributive law of multiplication over addition: ( m + n ) · k = m · k + n · k . This law expands the rules of operations with brackets (see the previous section).
actually 2n-3 is not an equation so there's no answer but if you will make into an equation it becomes 2n-3=o finding the value of n,2n-3=0,2n=3,n=3/2
What are at least three of the key ingredients for a successful family math program?
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A shape with 8 sides but the angles and corners are not the same?
A shape with eight sides is always an octagon.
If all angles and sides are equal, it is called a regular octagon.
Where was the pi invented and who invented it?
Pi is a mathematic constant that was moreso "discovered" than it was "invented."
Pi before π
As early as Babylonian times, people have been aware that the circumference of a circle (the distance around) was a little over 3 times its diameter (the distance across). Ancient calculations of π were within 1% of its value as we know it today. Some of the most notable:
- Babylon - 25/8, which made calculations within 0.5% of their actual measurement
- Egypt - 256/81 (3.160), the oldest written text referencing what we would someday call 'pi'
- India - 339/108,
Archimedes is credited as the first to try evaluating pi in depth by inscribing circles in a series of polygons and arriving at an average value for π of 3.14185.
Evaluating π In-Depth
Mathematicians have tried to prove and refine the value for pi over the following centuries. In 1400, Madhava of Sangamagrama was able to acurately estimate pi to 11 places. In 1424 Persian Jamshīd al-Kāshī estimated it to 16 places. Over the years, numerous others, including Sir Isaac Newton, have contributed to the development of pi.
π as We Know It
In 1706, William Jones named the constant pi/π after an abbreviation for the Greek "Perimeter," and in 1882 von Lindemann finally proved π was a transcendental number (meaning without end).
