Friday, 2 December 2016

Intertesting fact

The Cursed 528th Digit

Mathematician William Shanks calculated the value of Pi (π) to 707 places but made a mistake on the 528th digit and thereby calculating every digit after it incorrectly. Pi (π) is not capable of being expressed as a fraction, thus, making it an irrational number. It neither repeats and nor does it end when written as a decimal.

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