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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

March 14, 2018, is Pi Day — that’s pi, not pie — and on Wednesday, Google marks the 30th anniversary of the math-inspired holiday with a special Doodle. Pi, denoted by the Greek letter “π”, has been ...

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 – ...