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Useful Numbers

The most useful irrational numbers.

π = 3.14159... pi

√2 = 1.414... √3 = 1.732...
square root of 2 square root of 3

60
45 √2 2
1 1
45 30
1 √3

ɸ = 1.618... e = 2.718...
phi Euler’s number
golden ratio Napier’s constant

ɸ 1
1 y= x

1
area = 1
1
1 ɸ 1 2 e

Memorize a few digits of each of these mathematical constants.


You will use π, √2, and √3 in simple geometry, ɸ and e in higher mathematics.
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