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Taiga wants to make a circular loop that she can twirl around her body for exercise. He will use a tube that is 2.5 meters long. Estimate the diameter of Taiga's exercise hoop? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth of a meter.

User Tom Metz
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Answer: 0.796 meters

Explanation:

Circumference of circle =
2\pi r , where r=radius

Here, Circumference of loop = 2.5 meters

i.e.
2\pi r=2.5


\Rightarrow\ r=(2.5)/(2\pi)


\Rightarrow\ r=(2.5)/(2*(22)/(7))\\\\\Rightarrow\ r=(2.5*7)/(2*22)\\\\\Righttarrow\ r=0.398\ m

Diameter = 2r = 2(0.398) = 0.796 meters

Hence, The diameter of Taiga's exercise hoop = 0.796 meters

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