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Find the perimeter of the semicircular region. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

6 in.

Find the perimeter of the semicircular region. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth-example-1

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Answer:

30.85 in

Explanation:

The circumference of a circle with a 6" radius is ...

C = 2πr

C = 2π(6 in)

Then the curved portion of a semicircle with that radius will have the length ...

1/2C = 1/2(2π)(6 in) = 6π in . . . . curved length

The straight portion of the boundary of this figure is simply twice the radius, so is ...

2×6 in = 12 in . . . . straight length

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The perimeter is the sum of the curved and straight lengths:

P = (6π +12) in ≈ 30.8496 in ≈ 30.85 in . . . . figure perimeter

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