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Old 12-22-2015, 03:58 PM   #811 (permalink)
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What is the background of the multiplier of 0.89?
  • A guesstimate pulled from a dark nether region.
  • A challenge to prove me wrong.
I'm having trouble with finding a simple percentage for the difference in area between a square and it's inscribed circle. From memory it is 78%. Your cross-section will be more squircular that circular so it will be somewhere north of 80%. I split the difference.

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