Pi Day Philippines

Feb 23, 2023

Pop Pi Quiz!

Here is a short quiz about Pi you can take!

  • What is the mathematical constant pi?

  • Who is credited with popularizing the use of the symbol for pi?

  • How many decimal places has pi been calculated to?

  • What is the value of pi approximated to by using the fraction 22/7?

  • Which US state attempted to legislate a value of pi in 1897?

Answers:

  • Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, represented by the symbol π.

  • The Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler is credited with popularizing the use of the symbol for pi.

  • Pi has been calculated to over 31 trillion decimal places, but most calculations are done to far fewer decimal places.

  • The value of pi approximated using the fraction 22/7 is 3.142857, which is close to but not exactly equal to the true value of pi.