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What is the value of Pi to two decimal places?


3.14

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Pi Day is celebrated every year on this date.


March 14

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If you have a circle with either a diameter of 10, what is the approximate circumference 

31.4

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Pi is used in the calculation of this measure of a circle's area.

A = (pi)r^2, Area 

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What is the fraction commonly used as an approximation for pi?

22/7

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Pi is the ratio of a circle’s what to its diameter?


Circumference 

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In honor of Pi Day, this dessert is often eaten.


Pie

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What is the area of a circle with a radius of 7?

153.94 square units 

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Pi is essential in calculating the volume of this 3-dimensional shape.

Sphere

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What is another common approximation of pi to two decimal places?

3.14

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What is the symbol for Pi?


π


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Pi Day is also a great excuse to eat pie! Which type of pie is most commonly associated with Pi Day celebrations?


Apple pie 

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Pi is used in the formula for the area of a circle. What is the formula? 

A =(pi)r^2

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This constant is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle, and it appears frequently in physics, particularly in formulas for waves.

Pi 

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What is the value of pi to four decimal places?

3.1415/3.1416

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Pi has been calculated to how many decimal places?


Over 31 trillion


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The year Pi day was nationally recognized 

2009

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What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?

C = 2(pi)r

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This branch of mathematics, closely related to Pi, deals with angles and their relationship to circular motion. 

Trigonometry 

400

What is the decimal approximation of pi to six decimal places?

  • 3.141593
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This symbol, used to represent Pi, was first introduced by this mathematician


Leonhard Euler 

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This ancient civilization first to use Pi

Egyptian Empire 

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A circular fountain has a diameter of 12 meters. What is the circumference of the circle rounded to the nearest 10th?

37.7

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Pi is used in the calculation of this mathematical concept, which is the distance from the center to the edge of a circle.

Radius 

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What is the 100th decimal place?

9