Approximate pi with inscribed & circumscribed polygons
- Author:
- Jon Dreyer
To approximate , we inscribe an n-gon within a circle of diameter 1 and also circumscribe an n-gon around it, and compare the inner and outer perimeters (pi must be between the two). The slider represents the log base 2 of n (so n becomes 2 to the power shown in the slider).
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