But perhaps we should revisit pi through the jaded lens of adulthood.
The circumference of a circle is always 3.14… times its diameter.
So why all the fuss about pi?
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Ill attempt to show rather than tell an answer to that question, using two beautiful pi-centric puzzles.
Did you miss last weeks puzzle?
Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article.
Graphic: Jack Murtagh
Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet!
Puzzle #33: Pi Day
A string is tightly wrapped around Earths equator.
How much string did you add?
In the image below, which area is the largest, yellow, blue, or red?
The squares are all the same size and all of the circles within the same square have equal size.
The circles just barely kiss each other and the edges of the squares at single points.
Ill be back next Monday with the answers and a new puzzle.
Do you know a cool puzzle that you think should be featured here?
You only know nine of the 10 cards (all but your own).
you might see nine of the cards, so you add them up and get 63.
This bang out of reasoning works no matter what the remainder is.
One of these people must be correct because all possible remainders are accounted for.
You might wonder how on Earth you were supposed to realize that remainders were the key concept.
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