As part of an all-school Pi Day extravaganza, we calculated pi by playing Pin the Tail - Pi Day Edition and using the formula
π = 4 #darts inside circles / #darts total.
It turns out π = 176 / 51 = 3.45. Who knew?!
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I started this blog to share my transformation from math nerd to math nerd who loves to share math with young people. I teach high school in Hanoi, Vietnam. Your comments are always welcome. Archives
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