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We prove that sqrt{x^2 + y^2} can be approximated by 0.96x + 0.4y, with a surprisingly small percentage error of 4%, where x ≥ y ... Imagine calculating pi by hand. It's about 3.14 which is why we gather to celebrate it every March 14th for Pi Day. In 1853, amateur ... In 2004 Eric Friedman issued a challenge - to find the best Correction: 5:40 It was the Chudnovsky brothers. Correction: 5:48 The expression is incorrect. The expression is not infinite and ... Get the engineering clock/watch here: Engineering Shirt: ... Suggest a problem: Please Subscribe: ...

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Another Ridiculous Approximation?

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A Ridiculous Approximation

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We prove that sqrt{x^2 + y^2} can be approximated by 0.96x + 0.4y, with a surprisingly small percentage error of 4%, where x ≥ y ...

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The Most Unhinged Pi Approximation there Ever Was

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Imagine calculating pi by hand. It's about 3.14 which is why we gather to celebrate it every March 14th for Pi Day. In 1853, amateur ...

Is this the Coolest Approximation for e?

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In 2004 Eric Friedman issued a challenge - to find the best

The Pi Approximation Tier List

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Correction: 5:40 It was the Chudnovsky brothers. Correction: 5:48 The expression is incorrect. The expression is not infinite and ...

Approximations. The engineering way.

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Get the engineering clock/watch here: https://stemerch.com/collections/clocks-watches-1 Engineering Shirt: ...

When this approximation goes terribly wrong.

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Suggest a problem: https://forms.gle/ea7Pw7HcKePGB4my5 Please Subscribe: ...

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Science is fun, they said. Then The Curiosity Box arrived and proved them right. Now my desk looks like a mad scientist's dream ...

Pade Approximation -- unfortunately missed in most Caclulus courses

Pade Approximation -- unfortunately missed in most Caclulus courses

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