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	<title>Larry Stroud</title>
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		<title>Finding the Center of A Circle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thales Theorem is the basis for a simple method for locating the center of a circle using a carpenter&#8217;s square as follows: 1. Place the corner of the carpenter&#8217;s square anywhere on the circumference and position the &#8220;legs&#8221; of the square so they both intersect the circumference.  Mark the points on the circumference where the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wayneccfaculty.com/lnstroud/2010/09/02/finding-the-center-of-a-circle/</link>
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		<title>A Better Approximation for PI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many students know that 22/7 is a common fraction that is approximately equal to PI and is accurate to 2 decimal places. However, a better common fraction approximation to PI is 355/113 which is accurate to 6 decimal places. This fraction also easy to remember by writing the digits 113355 and dividing the last 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wayneccfaculty.com/lnstroud/2010/07/16/a-better-approximation-for-pi/</link>
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