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The circumference of a circle is 14 cm. Find the radius of this circle

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Answer:

r ≈ 2.23 cm

Explanation:

the circumference (C) of a circle is calculated as

C = 2πr ( r is the radius )

given C = 14 , then

2πr = 14 ( divide both sides by 2 )

πr = 7 ( divide both sides by π )

r =
(7)/(\pi ) ≈ 2.23 cm ( to 2 dec. places )

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2.23 should be the radius
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