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Happy Pi Day Open Thread: Monday, March 14, 2016

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 7:00am

Happy Pi Day

Today’s number is 14, but I’ll throw in some Pi first

Pi is sometimes approximated as 22/7, giving it a link to 14 via the link between 1/7 and 1/14 to be discussed later

BUT! Pi, like modern politics, is irrational, it never ends.

We learn circles as kids;

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 01/04/2016 - 7:00am

4 is the second squared number

4 is the smallest squared prime

4 is the only even squared prime

4 is both 2 dooubled and 2 squared

A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits are divisible by 4. For example 1632 is divisible by 4 because 32 is divisible by 4 (4 x 8 = 32)

A Tetrahedron has 4 sides and 4 vertices. It is the simplest Platonic solid.