Random pi

Author:: Richard Trimble

We scatter randomly placed dots in a square enclosing the unit circle. Count what fraction of dots are inside the circle. Multiply by 4 (area of the square) This estimates the area of the circle

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Open Middle: Pythagorean Theorem (3)
Working in 3D: Warm Up Questions (1)
Parallel Lines and Angle Measures (2)
Quadrilateral Fractal Time-Waster
Triangle Fractal Time-Waster

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Multiplying Inequalities
tangram
kdkdk
Pop up cube 2D
Volumes of Rotation: Washer Method

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Poisson Distribution
Intersection
Multiplication
Scatter Plot
Numbers