Archimedes's method for estimating pi

This animation illustrates the use of perimeters of polygons with increasing numbers of sides to estimate pi. It is also useful for illustrating the notion of limits to a pre-calculus class.

 

Clio Hartzer

 
Tipo de recurso
Actividad
Etiquetas
archimedes  circumference  limit  perimeter  pi  polygon 
Grupo destino (edad)
14 – 18
Idioma
English
 
 
 
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