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Who Discovered It?
What Is It/How Is It Used?
Why Is It Called Pi?
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Pi-lish
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Archimedes of ________ came up with a very close approximation of pi.

Syracuse

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What is the approximate value of pi?

3.1415

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What alphabet does the symbol of pi come from?

Greek

100

Why is Pi Day celebrated on March 14th?

Because the first digits of pi are 3.14, like the date 3/14.

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When was Pi-lish first composed/used?

The early 1900s

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Who was the Chinese mathematician who used a similar method to Archimedes?

Zhu Chongzhi

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What is the definition of pi?

A mathematical constant that relates the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

300

Name one of mathematician William Jones's theories that he used when working with pi.

Differential calculus; infinite series

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Which great scientist and mathematician's birthday is celebrated on March 14th?

Albert Einstein

300

If a word contains an apostrophe, how does it translate into numbers?

Eliminate them and close the resulting space (ex. can't = 4)

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How many sides did Archimedes's polygon have when he calculated his approximation of pi?

96

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What is an irrational number (pi is an example)?

A number that can not be expressed as a simple fraction.
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What does the Greek word περιϕέρεια mean?

Circumference

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When was the year that Pi Day became an international holiday and was first nationally celebrated?

1988

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In Alphanumeric Pilish, how would "2010" translate into numbers?

2010 = 4