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The radius of a quarter circle is 4 kilometers. What is the quarter circle's perimeter?

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Answer:

14.283 km

Explanation:

The circumference of the entire circle is given by ...

C = 2πr

so the length of the curved perimeter of the quarter-circle is 1/4 of that:

1/4C = (1/4)2πr = (π/2)r

The straight sides of the quarter-circle are both equal to the radius, so the total of all sides of the quarter-circle is ...

P = 2r +(π/2)r = (2+π/2)r

P ≈ (3.570796)(4 km) ≈ 14.283 km

The quarter-circle's perimeter is about 14.283 km.

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