The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity. By Steven Strogatz This article, ...

Google has quietly upgraded their search calculator to not just answer your basic math questions or graphical or 3D math questions; now, it can do your geometry homework. You can ask Google geometry ...

Eighteenth-century mathematician William Jones had a problem with pi—namely, it didn’t exist yet. At the time of his working and teaching in the field of mathematics, there was no term for the ratio ...

Introduction If you wanted to measure the circumference of Earth, how long would your tape measure have to be? Would you need to walk the whole way around the world to find the answer? Do you think ...

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DRESS MAKER:'OK, I've got to make an outfit for the fashion show and I need to use geometric shapes to help create my design. DRESS MAKER:'So firstly, I need to know what the different lengths of a ...

Sometimes we need to know how to calculate values for specific sections of a circle. These can include arc lengths, the area and perimeter of sectors and the area of segments. Loci and constructions – ...

Google DeepMind has developed an artificial intelligence system that can solve complex geometry problems better than top human minds. Named AlphaGeometry2 (AG2), the AI has outshined International ...