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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Circumference Of A Circle
The radius of a circle is . Give the circumference of the circle in terms of .
The circumference can be calculated as , where is the radius of the circle.
Example Question #2 : How To Find Circumference
The area of a circle is . Give the circumference of the circle in terms of .
Let .
The area of a circle can be calculated as , where is the radius of the circle.
The circumference can be calculated as , where is the radius of the circle.
Example Question #1 : Circumference Of A Circle
What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of ?
The circumference can be solved using the following equation:
Where represents the radius. Therefore, when we substitute our radius in we get:
Example Question #3 : How To Find Circumference
The perimeter of a given rectangle is equal to the circumference of a given circle. The circle has radius inches; the width of the rectangle is inches. What is the length of the rectangle?
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The circumference of a circle with radius inches is
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The perimeter of the rectangle is therefore inches. To find its length, substitute and into the equation and solve for :
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Example Question #191 : Geometry
The area of the shaded region in the above diagram is . Give the circumference of the circle.
The shaded region is an sector; this represents
of the circle. The area of the region is therefore
,
where is the radius. Setting and solving for :
The circumference of a circle is its radius multiplied by , or
Example Question #31 : Radius
A circle has a radius of 5 miles, what is its circumference?
A circle has a radius of 5 miles, what is its circumference?
To find circumference, use the following formula:
Where r is our radius.
Plug in 5 miles to get our answer:
Example Question #32 : Radius
While mailing some very important letters, you decide to use your circular rubber stamp. If the stamp has a radius of 3.5 cm, what is the circumference of the stamping surface?
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While mailing some very important letters, you decide to use your circular rubber stamp. If the stamp has a radius of 3.5 cm, what is the circumference of the stamping surface?
Find circumference via the following:
Where r is our radius, which is 3.5 cm.
Example Question #33 : Radius
You have a circular window in your vacation room. It has a radius of 9 inches. What is the circumference of the window?
You have a circular window in your vacation room. It has a radius of 9 inches. What is the circumference of the window?
Begin with the formula for circumference of a circle.
Next, plug in our "r" and solve for C
So, we have our answer!
Example Question #2 : How To Find Circumference
Find the circumference of a circle with a radius of 4cm.
To find the circumference of a circle, we will use the following formula:
where r is the radius of the circle.
Now, we know the radius of the circle is 4cm.
Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula. We get
Example Question #34 : Radius
You have a tomato plant growing in a pot. If the base of the pot has a radius of 6 inches, find the circumference of the footprint of the pot.
You have a tomato plant growing in a pot. If the base of the pot has a radius of 6 inches, find the circumference of the footprint of the pot.
Begin with the formula for circumference:
Plug in our 6 inches and simplify:
So, we get:
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