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Which is greater the premiere or the flag circumference of the cannons mouth ( flag 10, 8 in ( cannon 9in

Which is greater the premiere or the flag circumference of the cannons mouth ( flag-example-1

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the flag is right angle triangle,

it base = 8 in

hypotenuse = 10 in

we know the Pythagoras theorem,


\text{base}^2+\text{perpendicular}^2=\text{hypotenuse}^2
\begin{gathered} 8^2+\text{perpendicular}^2=10^2 \\ \text{perpendicular}^2=100-64 \\ \text{perpendicular}^2=36 \end{gathered}

take root both side,


\begin{gathered} \text{perpendicular}^{}=√(36) \\ \\ \text{perpendicular}=6 \end{gathered}

so the perimeter of the flag is, = sum of all sides

6 + 8 + 10 = 24 inches,

For the Canon mouth,

it has the shape of circle,

so, radius is r = 9 in

the circumference is,


=2*\pi* r
\begin{gathered} =2*(22)/(7)*9 \\ =56.57 \end{gathered}

so the circumference of the canon's mouth is 56.57 inches,

thus, canon's mouth circumference is greater than the perimeter of the flag

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