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BUSINESS NEWS - My name is Glen Snyman. I am a freestyle mathematician, a computer programmer, an activist and a schoolteacher by profession. I have taught mathematics for the last 14 years.
I have natural talent and an affinity for complicated things. I developed an alternative formula to calculate the circumference of a circle.
In this article I will only introduce the problem and the need for a solution, to the South African public. In my next publication I will introduce the solution and its proof statement.
Background
I was studying the drawing of 3-dimensional figures with computer programming. I wanted to draw perfect circles inside a cube. I created a computer program algorithm (or formula) for the circumference of a circle. The problem with pi (π) is that it doesn't give you a specific number outcome.
So, I asked: "Why, when you physically create a circle with a circumference of 1 metre, can it be precisely, and concretely, measured with a measuring tape?"
But that same circle's circumference cannot be calculated precisely when you use the formula: C = 2 π r. I began to research, and physically experiment with the measurements of circles.
This is my conclusion: The circumference of a circle is three times the length of its middle line, plus a fraction of its radius. I named the formula the Glencircarius Rule.
The problem
Imagine a 3-dimensional cube with many dots contained in it. Each dot has an x-coordinate, a y-coordinate, and a z-coordinate. Each dot can be accurately plotted inside the cube.
Now try to draw a perfect circle with these dots with the current traditional circle circumference formula: C = 2 π r, without rounding off the end result. You can't.
This is where my solution comes in. Also, the current computer chip of today cannot run a simulation to test my formula, because they all use the decimal system to perform calculations. I use another calculation system. Although a computer program can draw a perfect circle by plotting the dots inside a grid, it does not use a single mathematical formula to do so.
The solution we seek
- We want to create a circle circumference formula that uses an alternative for pi (π) to get a precise answer that matches (is equal to) the same length as with the physical circle as was calculated by the mathematical formula.
- We want to be able to draw perfect circles inside a cube, using the same formula used for a circle when physically creating or measuring circles.
My formula will be presented in my next publication.
For more information email me at: glensnyman1@gmail.com
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