alleryWho introduced the Greek symbol for this ratio in 1706?
AWallace Jonah
BWilliam Jones
CWillem Bruges
DWilhelm Jonas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. William Jones
1. The symbol comes from the Greek word perimetros.
2. A Welsh mathematician chose it for that reason.
3. William Jones used the symbol pi in 1706.
4. So the answer is William Jones.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 6 'Measuring Space: Perimeter and Area'_
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