Proof That For All Circles The Circumference To Radius Ratio Is The Same

Here is a proof that, for all circles, the circumference to radius ratio is the same:
  • Circles can be approximated by regular polygons composed of congruent isosceles triangles:
  • For similar polygons all pairs of triangles, for all pairs of circles, are similar.
  • All altitude and side length ratios for all pairs of triangles, for all pairs of circles, are equal.
  • All perimeter to inradius ratios for all similar polygons, for all pairs of circles, are equal.
  • As the number of polygon sides increases, perimeter to inradius ratios approach circumference to radius ratios.
  • Therefore, for all circles, the circumference to radius ratio is the same.
  • QED

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