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Article #81Re: Pi day
From: Martin Ward
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
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In article <5gk8lm$qmj@opus.vcn.bc.ca>, Scott Phung <landmark@vcn.bc.ca>
writes
<snip>
>MW> Then there is Phi Day (phi is the so called golden ratio defined by
>MW> 1/phi = phi - 1), this turns out to be 13 August.
>MW>
>MW> Some are not unique. I have presented all the possibilities but I think
>MW> we should accept the canceled form as the day, so i^i Day is 1 May
>MW> rather than 2 October. The latter could be (i^i Day)'.
>
>Isn't it ironic how the imaginary number raised to the imaginary
>power equals a real number? (Involving the important constants pi,
>and e) :-)
>
>Scott Phung
Yes, wonderful isn't it.
I am not sure if I prefer that result, or
e^(i*pi) +1 = 0
I even managed to buy a t-shirt with this printed on it.
--
Martin Ward
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