Question

in the bible, a verse describes a circular pool at king solomon's temple, about 1000 B.C. The pool is said to be ten cubits across, "and a line of 30 cubits did compass it round about." what value of pie does this imply? don't understand the problem or why the answer is 3

Answer 1

the circumference of a circle is pi times the diameter. The scripture gives both the circumference and the diameter, implying that pi=3.