It is once again Pi Day (March 14—which is like the first digits of pi: 3 and 14). Before getting into this year's celebration of pi, let me just summarize some of the most important things about this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about mathematics and its applications The area and perimeter ratios are shown and as n ...

The circumference of a circle = \(\pi d\) or \(2\pi r\). Look at the sector of the circle shown below. To calculate the length of the arc, we need to know what fraction of the circle is shown. To do ...

A sector is a fraction of a circle. The angle in the sector is a fraction of 360°. This sector has an angle of θ°. The fraction of the circle is \(\frac{θ}{360}\) The area of the sector will be ...