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A circle has a diameter of 17cm. What is the radius of the circle?

User Xbito
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Look at the picture.

diameter = 2 x radius

therefore:

r = 17cm : 2 = 8.5 cm
A circle has a diameter of 17cm. What is the radius of the circle?-example-1
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D=17cm \\ D=2 R \\\\ 17cm=2R \\\\ R=(17cm)/(2) \\\\ \boxed{R= 8,5 cm }
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