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Pi Day

  • 14 Mar 2020
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  • Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 dedicated to Pi (Greek letter π). The idea originated in the United States, where the convention is to write dates in a format that expresses March 14 as 3/14. These three digits match the value of pi up to two decimal places, at 3.14.

  • By definition, pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is also the area of a circle divided by the square of its radius. The ratio is always constant. 
    • Pi is an irrational number, it is denoted by a symbol ‘π’.
  • Pi has its use in geometry, trigonometry, physics, astronomy and other sciences. It appears in various formulae. Few important formulae are:
    • Area of a circle is πr2.
    • Volume of a cylinder is πr2h.
    • Surface area of a sphere is 4πr2.
    • Volume of a sphere is 4/3 (πr3).
    • Volume of a cone is 1/3 (πr2h).

Source: Indian Express

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