Alexander Bass
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Proof that π is rational (joke)

318π≈999.0366317π≈208341.0000081630294π≈1980127.0000017995207π≈3126535.0000011 \begin{aligned} 318\pi &\approx 999.03\\ 66317\pi &\approx 208341.0000081\\ 630294\pi &\approx 1980127.0000017\\ 995207\pi&\approx 3126535.0000011 \end{aligned}
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from sympy import N, pi, floor
best = (10000, 1)

for i in range(1, 1_000_000):
    val = N(pi * i, 100)
    lz = val - floor(val)
    print(i, lz, val)
    lz = lz.evalf()
    if lz < best[0]:
        best = (lz, i)

print(best)

If I were to trust google’s calculator… then I’d say π is rational.

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