MIT cheer: I’m a Beaver, you’re a Beaver, we are Beavers all. And when we get together, we do the Beaver call. E to the U du dx, E to the X dx. Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159. Integral radical mu dv Slipstick, sliderule, MIT. Go Tech!
I’m not 100% sure you are joking, so just in case:You can actually prove mathematically that π is irrational. (Furthermore, it is transcendental.) Irrational numbers cannot be represented by a finite number of decimal digits unless you are rounding.
I still have one that I bought with paper route profits in 1970, and can still use it (well, most of the scales, anyway). Also have an old HP-65 that unfortunately has a few LED segments out.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Pi backwards? That IS a challenge (I can only go to 3.14 when going forwards.)
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 9 years ago
They’d have to specify how many decimal places to start from. I’d say 5,000 would be a good place.
toto23 over 9 years ago
π being irrational, its decimal representation never ends, so you can’t actually recite it “backwards”.
Plumbob Wilson over 9 years ago
pi backwards:(1 + i * 2) / i ^( -1) of infinity to 0 = i from summation the * 4
Francis Lapeyre Premium Member over 9 years ago
MIT cheer: I’m a Beaver, you’re a Beaver, we are Beavers all. And when we get together, we do the Beaver call. E to the U du dx, E to the X dx. Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159. Integral radical mu dv Slipstick, sliderule, MIT. Go Tech!
blackman2732 over 9 years ago
E-I-P. Dang. I lose.
Strod over 9 years ago
I’m not 100% sure you are joking, so just in case:You can actually prove mathematically that π is irrational. (Furthermore, it is transcendental.) Irrational numbers cannot be represented by a finite number of decimal digits unless you are rounding.
robert3750 over 9 years ago
To even speak of the “last digit” of Pi is nonsensical, so the contest makes no sense.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
I think they are confusing “Pi” with “pee” here. After all, he who “goes first” loses…
josh_bisbee over 9 years ago
Pi has over a billion numbers after the decimal without a pattern
Doctor11 over 9 years ago
At least they’re staying out of trouble…for now.
Goblinopolis over 9 years ago
I like the MIT cheer.
Plumbob Wilson over 9 years ago
I still have one that I bought with paper route profits in 1970, and can still use it (well, most of the scales, anyway). Also have an old HP-65 that unfortunately has a few LED segments out.
jeffcuetis over 9 years ago
Pi is exactly 3!!!!
Sorry I had to do that but now that I have your attention i’d like to talk to you about Life Insurance…
Lakebottom3.14 over 8 years ago
Since he said a number he’s out