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    Squaring The Circle: Journal of The Indian Mathematical Society, V, 1913, 132

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    1) The document describes a geometric construction for approximating the squaring of a circle. It involves constructing several lines and chords within and tangent to a given circle. 2) Through algebraic manipulations of the lengths of the constructed lines, it shows that the square on one of the lines (RD) will be approximately equal to the area of the original circle. 3) For practical purposes, the construction provides a result that is very nearly equal to squaring the circle, with an error of only about an inch for a circle with an area of 140,000 square miles.

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    1) The document describes a geometric construction for approximating the squaring of a circle. It involves constructing several lines and chords within and tangent to a given circle. 2) Through algebraic manipulations of the lengths of the constructed lines, it shows that the square on one of the lines (RD) will be approximately equal to the area of the original circle. 3) For practical purposes, the construction provides a result that is very nearly equal to squaring the circle, with an error of only about an inch for a circle with an area of 140,000 square miles.

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    1) The document describes a geometric construction for approximating the squaring of a circle. It involves constructing several lines and chords within and tangent to a given circle. 2) Through algebraic manipulations of the lengths of the constructed lines, it shows that the square on one of the lines (RD) will be approximately equal to the area of the original circle. 3) For practical purposes, the construction provides a result that is very nearly equal to squaring the circle, with an error of only about an inch for a circle with an area of 140,000 square miles.

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    Squaring The Circle: Journal of The Indian Mathematical Society, V, 1913, 132

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    Squaring the circle

    Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, V, 1913, 132


    Let P QR be a circle with center O, of which a diameter is P R. Bisect P O at H and let
    T be the point of trisection of OR nearer R. Draw T Q perpendicular to P R and place the
    chord RS = T Q.
    Join P S, and draw OM and T N parallel to RS. Place a chord P K = P M, and draw the
    tangent P L = M N . Join RL, RK and KL. Cut off RC = RH. Draw CD parallel to KL,
    meeting RL at D.

    Q
    S
    N

    P H O T R

    L
    C

    Then the square on RD will be equal to the circle P QR approximately. For


    5 2
    RS 2 =
    d ,
    36
    where d is the diameter of the circle. Therefore
    31
    P S 2 = d2 .
    36
    But P L and P K are equal to M N and P M respectively. Therefore
    31 2 31 2
    P K2 = d , and P L2 = d .
    144 324
    Squaring the circle 25

    Hence
    113 2
    RK 2 = P R2 − P K 2 = d ,
    144
    and
    355 2
    RL2 = P R2 + P L2 = d .
    324
    But r
    RK RC 3 113
    = = ,
    RL RD 2 355
    and
    3
    RC = d.
    4
    Therefore r
    d 355 √
    RD = = r π, very nearly
    2 113
    Note: If the area of the circle be 140,000 square miles, then RD is greater than the true
    length by about an inch.

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