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Circumference and area of a piece of glass cabinet which has a diameter of 1.8m

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Answer:

circumference: 5.65 m

area: 2.54 m

Explanation:

here are some relationships between measurements of a circle:

C = π d

(Circumference = pi · diameter)

A = π r²

(Area = pi · radius²)

[π / pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. this ratio is actually a constant across all circles, which is where we derive our circumference and area formula from. π ≈ 3.14159]

so, let's work on finding the circumference first.

C = π d

we know the diameter = 1.8, and we know that π ≈ 3.14159

so, if we multiply these two numbers together, we will get the circumference

[this equation makes sense if you read my explanation of pi]

1.8 × 3.14159 = 5.654862

We can round this number to 5.65

So, the circumference of our circle = 5.65 m

now, let's find the area

A = π r²

we know that π ≈ 3.14159, but we still haven't found "r"

r, or radius, is the measurement from the center of a circle to any point of the circle. Because the diameter is the measurement from one side of a circle to the opposite side, diameter = twice the radius

this means we can take our diameter, 1.8, and divide it by 2 to find our radius.

1.8 / 2 = 0.9

now, we can solve for area.

π ≈ 3.14159 , r = 0.9

A = π r²

A = π (0.9)²

A = (3.14159) (0.81)

A = 2.5446879

we can round this area to 2.54

so, the area of our circle = 2.54 m

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