Discovering Pi Chris & Elias
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To measure the circumference of a circular object, a piece of string is pulled tightly around the object and its length is measured against a meter ruler; to measure the diameter, a meter ruler is placed across the widest part of the object. To find pi (π), the circumference is divided by the diameter.
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Discovering Pi Chris & Elias
- 2. Measuring Circumference & Diameter To measure the circumference we used a piece of string and pulled it tightly around the circular object. Then the piece of string was lined up against a meter ruler to measure the length of the string. To measure the diameter of the object we placed a meter ruler across the widest part of the object.
- 3. How to find π To find π you have to divide the circumference by the diameter. THEN YOU GET π !!!!!!!