Archimedes

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September 18, 2016

 

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Archimedes gave a remarkably accurate approximation of Pi. Archimedes was also able to use “infinitesimals in a way that is similar to modern Integral calculus”. He also gave the square root to the outside of a circle as being 3. In the Quadrate of the Parabola, Archimedes proved that the area enclosed by a parabola and a straight line is 4/3 multiplied by the area of a triangle with equal base and height...
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In the Quadrate of the Parabola, Archimedes proved that the area enclosed by a parabola and a straight line is 4/3 multiplied by the area of a triangle with equal base and height. He expressed the solution to the problem as a geometric series that is equal to infinity with the ratio as ?. He got the approximate value of a circle by drawing a large polygon outside a circle and a smaller polygon inside of a circle as the sides of the polygon increase it becomes a more accurate circle...
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