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Owen135731
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Just A little theory I have. If you can't even bother reading a mildly short OP, and instead just flame me, I kind of feel sorry for you.


Theory Squares have sides.

We all know for a fact that squares have sides, hexagons have sides, octagons have sides, and etc. However, no one seems to think circles have sides. It has been the epicenter of fail when people have said that circles have sides, but hear out my reasoning.

http://www.indstate.edu/cirt/ittrain/resources/tutorials/instructional/hotpotatoes/shape-square.gif
A square. Fear its magical properties!

http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/media/png/Octagon.png
An octagon. Reminds me of an octopus.

^^^Above, is both an octagon and a square. The square has 4 sides, while the octagon has 8. That being said, if both shape were to be of the same size, the octagon would have smaller sides since they would cover the same area.
My theory is that since side length decreases as the amount of sides increases, would it be possible that circles just have an immense amount of sides, each side being of such short length that it is near impossible to see? It makes sense to me.
Another point would be that as the amount of sides increases, so does the size of the angle. Thus, eventually the angle would reach a near 180' status, which would also make it hard to see.

So basically, circles have
-MANY sides,
-Wide angles on each side
-Small sides


Thoughts?

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PossibleInstability
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I cant completely agree with the theory, also nobody can make a perfect circle, it can never be %100 exact in all the measurements, not even technology can create a perfect circle, as it would make it out of pixels, which is where i think this theory originated, its possible but may better be presented as "do curves have sides"


...The answer is still the same.
marton96
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Circles have sides over a trillion of them :P I love random true theories

overphil
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i didn't read what anybody else said besides the first post

so

circles do not have sides.
it could have a trillion tiny sides but that would be a trillyagon that would seem like a circle because the sides are to small
but in reality a curve is a curve
good try though

DDX
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Circles have sides over a trillion of them :P I love random true theories


not a theory if they are already proven.
MysticWing
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Well in coordinate graphing it is sort of different. A circle is made by all the points away from the center(the length away from the center depends on the radius). So I believe your theory is correct. Now think of it in the way I just said it. Instead of being just sides truncated from a square...a circle is made up of all of the points away from the center by the length of the radius. Just something new to think about I guess.


In conclusion(I don't care if it has been proven or not...I want to participate) your theory could be correct(the sides) but I also believe that a circle is made of ALL the points away from the center of the circle by the distance of the radius....just something for you to think about

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goumas13
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Squaring the circle is impossible.

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