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Re: Bad Math (was Attn Rob)

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Rob, 
Talk about a brain fart, I know what pi is but thanks you all for reminding
me. LOL. I wasn't even thinking about the dynamics of mathematics when I
asked.  Thanks for the update on the formula.
Jessica


Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:20:20 -0800 (PST) 
  From: Rob Nesvacil <ordhibiscus@yahoo.com> 
Subject: Bad Math (was Attn Rob) 

--- Jessica M <JessicaAFM@excite.com> wrote: 
> What does the 3.14 figure represent in the formula 
> you gave? Just curious. 
> Jessica 


Hi Jessica, 

3.14 is pi (*), the number found by ancient Greek 
mathematicians (or so we're told) to be a constant 
number when figuring out circular (and other) 
measurements. 

And ya know what, I gave the wrong calculation out. (I 
wrote out the formula for finding the area within a 
circle.) 

To calculate the cirumference of a circle, the formula 
is pi x Diameter. 

So, a 5 foot diamater compost bin made of a circle 
chicken wire requires 3.14 x 5 feet diameter = 15.7 
feet of chicken wire, call it 15'9" (15.75 feet). 

A 3 foot diameter bin requires 9.42 feet of chicken 
wire (3.14 x 3 feet), you could round that up to 9 1/2 
feet. 

I was a nerd in school. Now I'm a gardener, among 
other things (even my wife call me a geek). :) 

http://www.mathsoft.com/asolve/constant/pi/pi.html 

Enjoy! 

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