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The method of exhaustion is calculating an area by approximating it by the areas of a sequence of polygons. The method of exhaustion is calculating an area by approximating it by the areas of a sequence of polygons.
For example, filling up the interior of a circle by inscribing polygons with more and more sides. For example, filling up the interior of a circle by inscribing polygons with more and more sides.