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how do you find the circumference of a circle?

 Nov 30, 2015
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The circumference of a circle is found using the formula pi*r^2.

 

Let me give an example.

 

Let's say a circle has an radius (r) of 3. If no radius is provided, but a diameter is, you have just divide the diameter by 2 since the diameter is 2 times the radius.

 

Anyways, the radius is 3, so first we must do 3^2, which is 9.

 

Now we have pi*9.

 

Next, multiply 9 by pi (which is approximately 3.14159265358979323...)

 

In this example, I multiplied by 3.14.

 

9*3.14=28.26

 

In conclusion, the circumference of a circle with a radius of 3 is approximately 28.26.

 Nov 30, 2015

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