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Theory on cakes and π

y0ssar1an22 · 2020-10-11 01:47:45

I'm sure this has been done before, so apologies in advance. my theory....curves do not exist in reality, and therefore π cannot exist. curves don't exist, cos no matter how far you zoom in on the perimeter of a cake, eventually you reach a point where you can measure the distance in a straight line between 2 points, and…

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I'm sure this has been done before, so apologies in advance.

my theory....curves do not exist in reality, and therefore π cannot exist.

curves don't exist, cos no matter how far you zoom in on the perimeter of a cake, eventually you reach a point where you can measure the distance in a straight line between 2 points, and therefore make a triangle.

when you know the area of a triangle its easy to know the area of the total 'cake'.

As an aside, has a curve ever been defined?

π is meant to be pie.

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a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.

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y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

...eventually you reach a point where you can measure the distance in a straight line between 2 points...

What about the point between those 2 points?

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