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English:
A
kite
with angles π/3, 5π/12, 5π/6, and 5π/12, inscribed within a
Reuleaux triangle
. Among all quadrilaterals, this shape is the one maximizing the ratio of perimeter to diameter: see Ball, D.G. (1973), "A generalisation of π",
Mathematical Gazette
57
(402): 298–303, and Griffiths, David; Culpin, David (1975), "Pi-optimal polygons",
Mathematical Gazette
59
(409): 165–175.
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| Author | David Eppstein |
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