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Pi in base 12 problem
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There is a hunch in the loony bin of the internet that mathematical constant Pi in base 12 makes for a rational answer. Converting decimal Pi to base 12 yields nothing rational. I suspect the problem might be it needs to be calculated in base 12 in the first place.

equation for Pi

4/sqrt((sqrt(5)+1)/2)

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I need an Ad-Hoc calculator similar to the equation solver in Microsoft mathematics but that calculates in base 12.

If unsuccessful Base 9 would be my second guess.
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(Sep-22-2019, 03:08 PM)kevolegend Wrote: Converting decimal Pi to base 12 yields nothing rational. I suspect the problem might be it needs to be calculated in base 12 in the first place.

Pi is a constant. Therefore it's representation in base 12 is always the same, just as it's representation in base 10 is always the same. If you are correctly converting and correctly calculating, there will be no difference between the two representations (up to their level of precision).
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Furthermore, irrationality is independent of base. An irrational number is a real number that cannot be constructed from the ratio of two integers. Base does not come into play at all. So if Pi is irrational in base 10, it is irrational in base 12.
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Ignore "Converting decimal Pi to base 12 yields nothing rational" comment. Calculated it wrong. Cheers.
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