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Example Question #352 : Sat Mathematics
Two concentric circles have circumferences of 4π and 10π. What is the difference of the radii of the two circles?
4
5
6
3
7
3
The circumference of any circle is 2πr, where r is the radius.
Therefore:
The radius of the smaller circle with a circumference of 4π is 2 (from 2πr = 4π).
The radius of the larger circle with a circumference of 10π is 5 (from 2πr = 10π).
The difference of the two radii is 5-2 = 3.
Example Question #109 : Plane Geometry
In the figure above, rectangle ABCD has a perimeter of 40. If the shaded region is a semicircle with an area of 18π, then what is the area of the unshaded region?
96 – 36π
336 – 18π
336 – 36π
96 – 18π
204 – 18π
96 – 18π
In order to find the area of the unshaded region, we will need to find the area of the rectangle and then subtract the area of the semicircle. However, to find the area of the rectangle, we will need to find both its length and its width. We can use the circle to find the length of the rectangle, because the length of the rectangle is equal to the diameter of the circle.
First, we can use the formula for the area of a circle in order to find the circle's radius. When we double the radius, we will have the diameter of the circle and, thus, the length of the rectangle. Then, once we have the rectangle's length, we can find its width because we know the rectangle's perimeter.
Area of a circle = πr2
Area of a semicircle = (1/2)πr2 = 18π
Divide both sides by π, then multiply both sides by 2.
r2 = 36
Take the square root.
r = 6.
The radius of the circle is 6, and therefore the diameter is 12. Keep in mind that the diameter of the circle is also equal to the length of the rectangle.
If we call the length of the rectangle l, and we call the width w, we can write the formula for the perimeter as 2l + 2w.
perimeter of rectangle = 2l + 2w
40 = 2(12) + 2w
Subtract 24 from both sides.
16 = 2w
w = 8.
Since the length of the rectangle is 12 and the width is 8, we can now find the area of the rectangle.
Area = l x w = 12(8) = 96.
Finally, to find the area of just the unshaded region, we must subtract the area of the circle, which is 18π, from the area of the rectangle.
area of unshaded region = 96 – 18π.
The answer is 96 – 18π.
Example Question #31 : Circles
Consider a circle centered at the origin with a circumference of . What is the x value when y = 3? Round your answer to the hundreths place.
5.77
10.00
5.8
None of the available answers
5.778
5.77
The formula for circumference of a circle is , so we can solve for r:
We now know that the hypotenuse of the right triangle's length is 13.5. We can form a right triangle from the unit circle that fits the Pythagorean theorem as such:
Or, in this case:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
What is the radius of a circle with a circumference of ?
To find the radius of a circle given the circumference we must first know the equation for the circumference of a circle which is
Then we plug in the circumference into the equation yielding
We then divide each side by giving us
The answer is .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
A circle has an area of 36π inches. What is the radius of the circle, in inches?
18
9
6
36
6
We know that the formula for the area of a circle is πr2. Therefore, we must set 36π equal to this formula to solve for the radius of the circle.
36π = πr2
36 = r2
6 = r
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
Circle X is divided into 3 sections: A, B, and C. The 3 sections are equal in area. If the area of section C is 12π, what is the radius of the circle?
Circle X
√12
7
4
6
6
Find the total area of the circle, then use the area formula to find the radius.
Area of section A = section B = section C
Area of circle X = A + B + C = 12π+ 12π + 12π = 36π
Area of circle = where r is the radius of the circle
36π = πr2
36 = r2
√36 = r
6 = r
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
The specifications of an official NBA basketball are that it must be 29.5 inches in circumference and weigh 22 ounces. What is the approximate radius of the basketball?
9.39 inches
4.70 inches
3.06 inches
5.43 inches
14.75 inches
4.70 inches
To Find your answer, we would use the formula: C=2πr. We are given that C = 29.5. Thus we can plug in to get [29.5]=2πr and then multiply 2π to get 29.5=(6.28)r. Lastly, we divide both sides by 6.28 to get 4.70=r. (The information given of 22 ounces is useless)
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
If the circumference of a circle is , what is the radius?
The formula for circumference is .
Plug in our given information.
Divide both sides by .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Radius
Find the radius of a circle with area .
Since the formula for the area of a triangle is
plug in the given area and isolate for . This yields 13.
Example Question #241 : High School Math
The circumference of a circle is 45 inches. The circle's radius is ____ inches.
When you know the circumference of a circle, you can determine its diameter by dividing the circumference by . Then, when you have the diameter, you can determine the radius by dividing the diameter by 2.