# So, on a Mac, PI + PI = 6 ?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843 "2008-01-09T10:23:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/41 "2008-01-11T07:38:42Z")

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[QUOTE=Sleel]  
We’re talking about the Calculator application included in the standard installation of OS X. The scientific functions are hidden by default, but you can toggle between the relatively limited standard calculator, a scientific one, and a programming calculator in the View menu. Unless you’re using this specific application, you’re probably not going to see the error we’re seeing.  
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Ok, my bad. With the original calculator, I’m getting 6.

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**Author:** ![Race\_Bannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/42 "2008-01-11T23:59:38Z")

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Mac OS X 10.4.11 here, and in addition to things mentioned:

Pi + 1=4

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/43 "2008-01-12T00:15:18Z")

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Non Mac user, so I can’t check this on my own - but what does π[sup]2[/sup] yield?

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**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/44 "2008-01-12T18:12:39Z")

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Out of curiosity, have you gotten any reply to your bug report yet?

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**Author:** ![Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tyrrell_mcallister/32/16772_2.png) [@Tyrrell\_McAllister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrrell_McAllister)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/45 "2008-01-12T18:18:32Z")

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[QUOTE=OtakuLoki]  
Non Mac user, so I can’t check this on my own - but what does π[sup]2[/sup] yield?  
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π[sup]2[/sup] = 9.86960440109 in 10.4.11.

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**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-on-a-mac-pi-pi-6/432843/46 "2008-01-12T18:21:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Tyrrell McAllister]  
π[sup]2[/sup] = 9.86960440109 in 10.4.11.  
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Rats. That’s no fun. I was so hoping it would turn out that π[sup]2[/sup] = 10

Apple has almost, but not quite, made an Radcon math calculator.

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