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Austin, Joe Dan – AMATYC Review, 1992
Argues that the derivation of the area of a circle using integral calculus is invalid. Describes the derivation of the area of a circle when the formula is not known by inscribing and circumscribing the circle with regular polygons whose areas converge to the same number. (MDH)
Descriptors: Area, Calculus, Geometry, Mathematical Formulas