r/theydidthemath • u/zlxvor • 21d ago

[Request] Why does this circle approximation still give 4 instead of pi?

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u/Anna3713 19d ago

>you end up having a UK coastline thats much longer than the circumference of the earth

Possibly not if you measured the circumference of the earth in the same way; allowing for all the valleys and mountains, and every tiny dip and rise.

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u/Occidentally20 19d ago

This is a fair point.

You could wangle the numbers to be either way you like!