SOLUTION: does the number pi, which represents the ratio of the circumfrenece and diameter of a circle, can be represented by a complex number?

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Question 52367: does the number pi, which represents the ratio of the circumfrenece and diameter of a circle, can be represented by a complex number?
Found 2 solutions by AnlytcPhil, THANApHD:
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can the number p, which represents the ratio of the 
circumference and diameter of a circle, be represented 
by a complex number?

Yes, as p + 0i

The answer give below is incorrect because 
all real numbers are also complex numbers.

Edwin

Answer by THANApHD(104)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pi ( ratio of the circumfrenece ) is not a complex number. But it is a real number which an ever exist. the only problem is it can not be defined to a precise decimal. It is an irrational number. Like

╥ =3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 (up to 50 decimals) ╥ can not be expressed as a fraction.

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