Basic Geometry : Plane Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Basic Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #191 : Circles

Use 3.14 for pi in the following question.

If the area of a circle measures , what is the length of its radius?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First we need to know the formula for area of a circle  where r is the radius and pi is 3.14. We plug in what we know so we get an equation that looks like this

We need to solve for r so first we divide both sides by pi (3.14) 

Then we take the square root of both sides.

Since the square root of 400 is 20, the measure of the radius is 20cm

 

Example Question #1 : How To Find Circumference

If this circle has a diameter of 12 inches, what is its circumference?

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Possible Answers:

none of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Know that the formula for circumference is , where C is the circumference and D is the diameter.  It is given that the diameter is 12 inches.  Therefore, the circumference is 

Example Question #1 : How To Find Circumference

A circle is circumscribed around a square that has sides of 5cm. What is the perimeter of the circle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because the circle is circumscribed around the square, the diagonal of the square is the same as the diameter of the circle. So to find the diagonal we use the Pythagorean Theorem:

So the equation to solve becomes or

The perimeter, or circumference, of the circle is given by or

 

Example Question #2 : How To Find Circumference

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Find the perimeter of the ice rink formed by the rectangle and semi-circles with the dimensions shown.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The perimeter of the rink runs along the outside of the combined shapes. The two outer edges of the rectangle are   each, so   of the perimeter consists of those two sides.

The two semi-circles that form the remainder of the perimeter, and can be considered two halves of one circle. The diameter of the circle would be . The circumference of the circle would account for the outer edges of the two semi-circles in the ice rink. Find the circumference of the circle with the formula  as follows.

Finally, add this circumference that accounts for the semi-circles to the length of the two sides formed by the rectangle to find the total perimeter of the rink.

Example Question #1 : How To Find Circumference

If a circle has an area of , what is the circumference of the circle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for  the area of a circle is πr2. For this particular circle, the area is 81π, so 81π = πr2. Divide both sides by π and we are left with r2=81. Take the square root of both sides to find r=9. The formula for the circumference of the circle is 2πr = 2π(9) = 18π. The correct answer is 18π.

Example Question #43 : Radius

A circle with an area of 13π in2 is centered at point C. What is the circumference of this circle?

Possible Answers:

13π

√13π

√26π

2√13π

26π

Correct answer:

2√13π

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is πr2.

We are given the area, and by substitution we know that 13π πr2.

We divide out the π and are left with 13 = r2.

We take the square root of r to find that r = √13.

We find the circumference of the circle with the formula = 2πr.

We then plug in our values to find = 2√13π.

Example Question #3 : How To Find Circumference

A 6 by 8 rectangle is inscribed in a circle. What is the circumference of the circle?

Possible Answers:

8π

10π

6π

12π

25π

Correct answer:

10π

Explanation:

First you must draw the diagram. The diagonal of the rectangle is also the diameter of the circle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a multiple of 2 of a 3,4,5 triangle, and therefore is 10.
Circumference = π * diameter = 10π.

Example Question #2 : How To Find Circumference

A gardener wants to build a fence around their garden shown below. How many feet of fencing will they need, if the length of the rectangular side is 12 and the width is 8?

 
   

 

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Possible Answers:

40 ft.

96 ft

8π + 24

4π + 24

Correct answer:

8π + 24

Explanation:

The shape of the garden consists of a rectangle and two semi-circles. Since they are building a fence we need to find the perimeter. The perimeter of the length of the rectangle is 24. The perimeter or circumference of the circle can be found using the equation C=2π(r), where r= the radius of the circle. Since we have two semi-circles we can find the circumference of one whole circle with a radius of 4, which would be 8π.

 

 

 

 

Example Question #3 : How To Find Circumference

The diameter of a circle is defined by the two points (2,5) and (4,6). What is the circumference of this circle?

Possible Answers:

π√5

2.5π

None of the other answers

π√2.5

Correct answer:

π√5

Explanation:

We first must calculate the distance between these two points. Recall that the distance formula is:√((x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2)

For us, it is therefore: √((4 - 2)2 + (6 - 5)2) = √((2)2 + (1)2) = √(4 + 1) = √5

If d = √5, the circumference of our circle is πd, or π√5.

Example Question #4 : How To Find Circumference

The diameter of a circle is 16 centimeters.  What is the circumference of the circle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the circumference of a circle, multiply the circle's diameter by pi (3.14).

 

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