Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!jlg From: jlg@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.math Subject: PI is irrational Message-ID: <17957@lanl.ARPA> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 15:20:26 EST Article-I.D.: lanl.17957 Posted: Thu Dec 13 15:20:26 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 06:07:32 EST References: <215@decwrl.UUCP> Sender: newsreader@lanl.ARPA Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 6 > Sounds neat, but I'm afraid its not possible; at least not unless PI is > rational. I seem to remember that the non-rationality of PI has never > been proven, but the smart money is on that side. The irrationality of PI was proven in the 19th century (I think Gauss did it). Anyway, there is no question - PI is irrational.