Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: PI is irrational Message-ID: <339@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 13:33:55 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.339 Posted: Thu Dec 20 13:33:55 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:24:54 EST References: <215@decwrl.UUCP>, <17957@lanl.ARPA> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 14 [] >The irrationality of PI was proven in the 19th century (I think Gauss did >it). Anyway, there is no question - PI is irrational. It's been too long, I'm afraid I don't even remember exactly what this means. I'd venture a guess: does it mean that PI is not computed vi an infinite series (and is that just an approximation?) if not, then how is it computed? I remember a page in the Time-Life science library where PI is reproduced in a hundred or so significant digits. At this point, I don't even know how to do it the hard(?) way. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd