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sandy needs to add trim to the carpet she added in her game room. how many feet of wood trim will she need to complete her project if the diameter of the semicircle portion of her room is 12ft? woof trim is only sold in whole number quantities. do not include units in your answer.

sandy needs to add trim to the carpet she added in her game room. how many feet of-example-1
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The radius of the semicircle portion of her room is r = 12/2 = 6 ft.

The length of a semicircle is given by pi*r

Then, the length of the semicircle portion of her room is pi*6 = 18.85 ft

Therefore, she will need 19 feet of wood trim to finish her project.

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