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the perimeter of a semicircle is 108 cm what is the perimeter of the square drawn on the diameter of the semicircle ​

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Explanation:

the perimeter of the semi-circle would be the diameter plus the circumference of half of the circle.

They want to know the perimeter of a square using the diameter of the sem-circle as ONE side, so the perimeter of the square would be 4 times the ONE side.

We should recall:

diameter = 2 times the radius circumference of a cirlce = 2π r

How do we find the diameter of the of the semi circle?

The perimeter of the semi circle is given as 108 cm

Perimeter of the semicirle = 2r + π r diameter plus semi circumference

108 = r ( 2 + π) factor out the r and solve for r

108 / (2 + π) = r divide both sides by ( 2 + r)

Now we know r, the perimeter of the squqre is 4 times 2r or 8r

perimeter of square = 8 [ 108 / (2 + π) ] π I used 3.14

= 864 / 5.14

= 168.1 cm I got rounded to nearest tenth

When I re-checked by work I found a few math, logic and calculation errors. Please re-check my answer for any more mistakes.

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