Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site othervax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray From: ray@othervax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.puzzle,net.math Subject: Good approximation for pi Message-ID: <304@othervax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 14:48:38 EDT Article-I.D.: othervax.304 Posted: Mon Aug 6 14:48:38 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 00:44:59 EDT Organization: Micom Co., Montreal Canada Lines: 13 Thought there might be some general interest in the following approximation for pi which always surprises me seems not to be widely known and certainly not widely taught, considering it has mnemonic properties and gives pi correct to (approx) 2.7*10**-7 :- 355/113 (easily remembered - 113355 split down the middle) To get a better approximation you have to go to 8 digit numbers! Please dont flame if you learned this at kindergarten! Ray Dunn. Fools step in.........