MATHS

PI DAY

Wednesday 14 March

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14) around the world.  Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in Mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.

Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern.

While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize and to computationally calculate more and more digits.

LHS celebrated Pi Day by challenging students to recite Pi to as many decimal places as possible. The student who won the challenge, Jordy Armstrong, recited Pi to an amazing 250 decimal places!!

Below are the results from the students that participated:

• Jordy Armstrong – 250
• Liam Winstone – 52
• Kaleb Thompson – 30
• Ethan Webber – 24
• Angus Balsdon – 17
• Ella Walker – 16
• Sarah Davies – 10

All students that participated in last year’s competition improved on their result. Well done to all the students that gave it a go!

Elizabeth Rundell

Head of Maths