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Suppose the radius of a circle is 8\color{purple}{8} 8 start color purple, 8, end color purple units. What is its circumference?

User Aen Sidhe
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Answer:

50.24

Explanation:

  1. Formula = 2πr
  2. 2 × 3.14 = 6.28
  3. 6.28 × r (8) = 50.24
User Royden
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The number
\pi is defined as the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. In other words, for every circle, we have


\pi=(C)/(d)=(C)/(2r)

Since the diameter is twice the radius.

Solving for the circumference, we have


C=2\pi r

So, in your case, the answer is


C=16\pi

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