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Celebrating Pi day
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March 12, 2012 16:21 IST
March 14 is Pi Day. How did this day get selected? Well, it is rather simple…if you know your math!
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March 14 is Pi Day. How did this day get selected? Well, it is rather simple…if you know your math!
Did you know that March 14 is a red-letter-day? It is Pi Day! Pi here does not mean Apple Pies, Blueberry Pies, Cream Pies, or any other sort of pie. Pi Day celebrates the Mathematical Constant Pi.
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 since the day is denoted as 3/14 in the month-day format. Most of you know that the ratio of the circumference to the diameter is a constant in any circle and can be approximated to 3.14 and hence the celebration. March 14 also happens to be the birthday of Albert Einstein so this event too is celebrated along with Pi day. Needless to say 3.14 is only an approximation of ð.
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