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Circle M dilated by a scale factor of 3 gives circle N. If the circumference of circle N is 6 cm, what is the circumference of circle M?

Circle M dilated by a scale factor of 3 gives circle N. If the circumference of circle-example-1

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2cm

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For this problem, we are given two circles, M and N, that are related by a scale factor of 3, we know that the circumference of the larger circle is 6 cm, and we need to determine the circumference of the smaller one.

The circumference of a circle can be found by using the following expression:


C=2\pi r

Where 'r' is the radius. When the circles are scaled, their radii should be scaled at the same proportion, so the following demonstrates the relation between both radii:


r_n=3\cdot r_m

We know that the circumference for the circle N is equal to 6 cm, therefore we have:


6=2\pi\cdot r_n

If we replace the radius for circle n, with the second expression, we will obtain:


\begin{gathered} 6=2\pi\cdot(3\cdot r_m) \\ 6=3\cdot(2\pi r_m) \\ (6)/(3)=C_m \\ C_m=2 \end{gathered}

Circle M's circumference is equal to 2 cm.

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