"Girih tiles have interior angles that are multiples of π/5. In the examples shown here I’ve applied the girih concept to polygons with angles that are multiples of π/7."
By Joe Bartholomew
Showing posts with label polygons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polygons. Show all posts
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Kürschák's Dodecagon
A visual proof by Kürschák that a regular 12-sided polygon inscribed in the unit circle has area 3. This means that estimating π to be 3 is like saying a circle is a Dodecagon.
A visual proof by Kürschák that a regular 12-sided polygon inscribed in the unit circle has area 3. This means that estimating π to be 3 is like saying a circle is a Dodecagon.
Labels:
equal areas,
pi,
polygons,
unit disc,
visual proof
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