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Archimedes used the calculated
perimeters of an inscribed and a
circumscribed 96-sider to get a
reasonable estimate of pi. He
was working purely with
fractions - that is, without
decimals.
perimeters of an inscribed and a
circumscribed 96-sider to get a
reasonable estimate of pi. He
was working purely with
fractions - that is, without
decimals.