If pi is unlimited, how can we get exact values for areas/circumferences of circles?

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E.g. how can we say that a circle has an area of 25.00cm^2 if pi is irrational?? How can a circle, a closed shape, have a limited area if pi is unlimited??

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It’s unlimited precision, more precise than could ever be useful in the physical world. It’s actually the fraction 22/7, so do your math in fractions instead of decimals and you get the exact result.

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