Question

Who, in 1706, first gave the Greek letter "π" its current mathematical definition? *

1 point



Albert Einstien

Willian Jones

Pythagoras

Srinivasa Ramanujan​

Answer 1

Willian jones (b)

explanation:

In 1706 William Jones first gave the Greek letter π its current mathematical definition. The first person to use the Greek letter Pi was Welshman William Jones in 1706. He used it as an abbreviation for the periphery of a circle with unit diameter. Euler adopted the symbol and it quickly became a standard notation.

Answer 2

Option-B

Explanation:

Willian Jones was the first mathematician who gave the Greek letter "π" its current mathematical definition in 1706

Know more:

Aryabhata: The great Indian mathematician Aryabhata gave an approximate value of π.

• He stated that π = 62832/20000 which is almost equal to 3.1416

Srinivas Ramanujan: Using an identity of the great mathematical genius Ramanujan of India, mathematicians have been able to calculate the value of π correct to million places of decimal easily.

Note:

• We know that π is an irrational number and it is non-terminating and non-recurring.
• We use the value of π as 3.14 or 22/7 for mathematical problems.