Why do calculators get this wrong? (We don't know!)

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These are all of the almost-π calculations I showed:
11^6 ÷ 13 ≈ (156158413/3600)π
17^5 ÷ 11 ≈ (366494029/8920)π
11^6 ÷ 17 ≈ (119415257/3600)π
19^9 ÷ 2^3 ≈ (65249503235207/5082)π
5^9 ÷ 3 ≈ (1226819353/5920)π
7^9 ÷ 19 ≈ (2623750469/3881)π
13^5 ÷ 7 ≈ (154266801/9137)π
21^6 ÷ 5 ≈ (27818908094/5095)π
23^9 ÷ 5^4 ≈ (4030701961529/4394)π

Sheena's tweet
https://mobile.twitter.com/Sheena2907/status/1129114614321618951

The reddit post
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualMath/comments/bn0k9f/got_this_while_doing_some_calculations_why_does/

Farey sequence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farey_sequence

This is the 'best rational approximation' algorithm I used:
https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/10/20/best-rational-approximation/

I've tested it on the Casio FX-83GT PLUS and Casio FX-991EX CLASSWIZ. Let me know what calculators you have checked!

CORRECTIONS:
- At 8:30 I say "13" when I mean "11". Ignore what I say: the on-screen number is correct!
- Let me know if you spot anything else.

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A transcendental number is not the root of any integer polynomial!
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TranscendentalNumber.html

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