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Hey! Could someone explain to me how to find the perimeter of this figure? It would be greatly appreciated!

Hey! Could someone explain to me how to find the perimeter of this figure? It would-example-1
User Sandeep Chayapathi
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Answer:

3/2 pi + 12

Explanation:

In this figure, we have 4 sides and one curve. The total length of the four sides is 3 x 4 = 12. To find out the length of the curve, we need to find the angle of the top figure. Since it is next to a square, that means the angle that is farthest from the curve is 90 degrees.

The formula for finding an angle of a curve is n/360 x 2 pi x radius, where n is the angle.

The radius of the arc is 3, because at the bottom we see the width of the figure is 3.

Substituting our known values, we have 1/4 x 2 x pi x 3 = 6 x 1/4 x pi = 3/2 x pi.

Therefore, our answer is 3/2 pi + 12

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