Re: area of circle before calculus

From: Torkel Franzen (torkel_at_sm.luth.se)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: 30 Oct 2004 15:36:07 +0200

Paul Burridge <pb@notthisbit.osiris1.co.uk> writes:

> Has calculus been re-defined? pi*r^2 is simple trig.

"pi*r^2" is just a formula. What proof that this yields the area of a
circle do you have in mind?

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