Area of a circle as follows. Draw a perpendicular from the center to the midpoint of a side of the polygon; its length, "h", is less than the circle radius. Also, let each side of the polygon have length "s"; then the sum of the sides, "ns", is less than the circle circumference. The polygon area consists of "n" equal triangles with height "h" and base "s", thus equals ⁄"nhs". But since "h" < "r" and "ns" < "c", the polygon area must be less than the triangle area, ⁄"cr", a contradiction. Therefore, our supposition that "C" might be greater than "T" must be
Circumference length of the edge. The circumference of a circle is the distance around it, but if, as in many elementary treatments, distance is defined in terms of straight lines, this can not be used as a definition. Under these circumstances, the circumference of a circle may be defined as the limit of the perimeters of inscribed regular polygons as the number of sides increases without bound. The term circumference is used when measuring physical objects, as well as when considering abstract geometric forms. The circumference of a circle is related to one of the most important mathematical constants. This constant,