Subj : Re: PI to 104 Decimal Pla
To   : Mike Powell
From : Bob Worm
Date : Fri Aug 29 2025 17:34:48

  Re: Re: PI to 104 Decimal Pla
  By: Mike Powell to ED VANCE on Fri Aug 29 2025 10:40:02

Hi, Mike.

 > The other keys... log, sin, cos, and tan... I know what those mean but have
 > no idea why I'd ever need them.  :D

I once asked a maths teacher when his skills had ever come in handy "in real life". He told me that he once had to work out how much corrugated roofing would be needed to cover an outside storage area and so, rather than just measuring the floor and adding a bit, he did some proper triangle geometry.

"Did it work?"

"It came out the same as if I'd just measured the floor and added a bit"

BobW
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