. Show your work below. Answer = _____________ .Algebra II / Mr. Hansen Name: ________________________
12/10/1998 (reprinted 9/29/1999)
News Flash (!?): Study Finds that Pi Equals 5
Fill out this homework sheet and turn it in on Tuesday, 10/5/1999. Check with Mr. Hansen to make sure
that you get the correct answer to part (a) before proceeding with part (b).
(a) Use long division to calculate . Show your work below. Answer = _____________ .
(b) Here’s what the world has been waiting for: conclusive proof that p = 5. Fill in the blanks.
Start by considering the expression 
. We have
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Since this number 5.33 is somewhat inconvenient, we’ll let 
. Now we have
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Reason: based on result from part (a)
Where is the error? Indicate clearly where the problem lies. (The last time we checked, after all, p was not equal to 5.)