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Fun facts for pi day
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1
What shape did Archimedes use to find pi?
rectangle
triangle
square
pentagon
2
Which famous physicist and mathematician was born on March 14?
Richard Feynman
Enrique Fermi
Robert Boyle
Albert Einstein
3
Why do people keep trying to find more digits of pi?
for fun
they are crazy
prove computer capabilities
for a claim to fame
4
There is a proof that pi is irrational.
true
false
5
Pythagoras like circles so much, he thought they were ________
imaginary
cranky
ridiculous
Godly
6
What is the definition of pi?
5/4
3.14
ratio of area to diameter
ratio of circumference to diameter
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Pi can be written as a continuing fraction.
false
true
8
Pi passes every test for randomness.
true
false
9
Pythagoras thought this shape was the start of all shapes.
pentagon
circle
square
10
What did Indiana's Legislature try to define Pi as?
ratio of are to diameter
5/4
Ratio of circumference to diameter
3.14
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Pythagoras died defending his
olives
squares
oranges
circles
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How many digits of pi have been found?
approximately 1 million
approximately 1 billion
over 10 trillion
39
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How many digits of pi do you need for most cosmological calculations?
5
39
198
1 million
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Who did the first proof to find the number pi?
Boyle
Socrates
Pythagorus
Archimedes
