Historical Calculation of Pi in China

2016-12-05 04:27
This GeoGebra applet demonstrates the geometric methods used by ancient Chinese mathematicians to calculate Pi. Using the polygon approximation method (cyclotomy), it constructs a sequence of inscribed regular polygons with doubling sides via the Sequence command. Combined with Distance, Vector, and Translate commands, it computes the ratio of polygon perimeter to diameter, visually illustrating h