Is $\large \pi$ a rational number?

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amistre64 · Answer

http://nrich.maths.org/2756 abt 3/4 the way down the page :)

myininaya · Answer

I was thinking we use the large pi for multiplying
But you know you can pretty much use pi for anything
Sometimes even small pi doesn't meant the irrational number 3.14blah
Sometimes it can mean something else like an arrangement of numbers perhaps

amistre64 · Answer

"Counting the reals: Cantor's Diagonal Proof"

asnaseer · Answer

only as an approximation in high school where they tell you that you can use $\displaystyle\frac{22}{7}$ as the value for $\pi$. :)

experimentx · Answer

you might find this interesting http://numbers.computation.free.fr/Constants/Pi/piSeries.html

experimentx · Answer

Pi is a transcendental number

amistre64 · Answer

i almost forgot that a rational number is comprised of integers; otherwise C/d would seem rational to me :)

amistre64 · Answer

a transcendental numbers is a solution to a transcendental function right?

experimentx · Answer

well ... according to my info (until now) ... read some article on wikiepdia
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but you cannot write pi as algebraic ...