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Circumference, Perimeter of a circle From Latin: circum "around" + ferre "to carry" The distance around the edge of a circle. Also 'periphery' , 'perimeter'. Try this rag the orange dots to mo!e and resi"e the circle. The circumference is sho#n in red. $ote the radius changes and the circumference is calculated for that radius %ou sometimes see the #ord 'circumference' to mean the cur!ed line that goes around the circle. &ther times it means the length of that line, as in "the circumference is '.((cm". The #ord 'perimeter' is also sometimes used, although this usually refers to the distance around polygons, figures made up of straight line segments. )f you *no# the radius +i!en the radius of a circle, the circumference can ,e calculated using the formula #here: R is the radius of the circle is Pi, appro-imately ..(/' )f you *no# the diameter )f you *no# the diameter of a circle, the circumference can ,e found using the formula #here: D is the diameter of the circle is Pi, appro-imately ..(/' )f you *no# the area )f you *no# the area of a circle, the circumference can ,e found using the formula #here: A is the area of the circle is Pi, appro-imately ..(/' 0elated measures Radius The radius is the distance from the center to any point on the edge. 1ee radius of a circle Diameter The distance across the circle. 1ee iameter of a Circle for more.

Properties of a circle Center A point inside the circle. All points on the circle are e2uidistant 3same distance4 from the center point. 0adius The radius is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. )t is half the diameter. 1ee 0adius of a circle. iameter The distance across the circle. The length of any chord passing through the center. )t is t#ice the radius. 1ee iameter of a circle. Circumference The circumference is the distance around the circle. 1ee Circumference of a Circle. Area 1trictly spea*ing a circle is a line, and so has no area. 5hat is usually meant is the area of the region enclosed ,y the circle. 1ee Area enclosed ,y a circle . Chord A line segment lin*ing any t#o points on a circle. 1ee Chord definition Tangent A line passing a circle and touching it at 6ust one point. 1ee Tangent definition 1ecant A line that intersects a circle at t#o points. 1ee 1ecant definition Pi )n any circle, if you di!ide the circumference 3distance around the circle4 ,y it's diameter 3distance across the circle4, you al#ays get the same num,er. This num,er is called Pi and is appro-imately ..(/'.

Circumference of a Circle
The perimeter of a circle is called the circumference. The circumference is the distance around the circle.

The circumference, C, of a circle is gi!en ,y the formula

#here r is the radius of the circle, and

Example 4 A circular s#imming pool has a radius of (/ m. Find the circumference of the pool.
Solution:

1o, the circumference of the pool is 77 m.

Note:

Example 5 A circular flo#er8,ed has a radius of 9 m. Find the circumference of the flo#er8,ed.
Solution:

1o, the circumference of the flo#er8,ed is :;.:/7< m.

Circumference of a Circle
A circle is a shape #ith all points the same distance from the center. )t is named ,y the center. The circle to the left is called circle A since the center is at point A. )f you measure the distance around a circle and di!ide it ,y the distance across the circle through the center, you #ill al#ays come close to a particular !alue, depending upon the accuracy of your measurement. This !alue is appro-imately ..(/(:9';:.:79<9.'.7/;... 5e use the +ree* letter (pronounced Pi) to represent this !alue. The num,er goes on fore!er. =o#e!er, using computers, has ,een calculated to o!er ( trillion digits past the decimal point. The distance around a circle is called the circumference. The distance across a circle through the center is called the diameter. is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. Thus, for any circle, if you di!ide the circumference ,y the diameter, you get a !alue close to . This relationship is e-pressed in the follo#ing formula:

#here is circumference and is diameter. %ou can test this formula at home #ith a round dinner plate. )f you measure the circumference and the diameter of the plate and then di!ide ,y , your 2uotient should come close to . Another #ay to #rite this formula is: #here means multiply. This second formula is commonly used in pro,lems #here the diameter is gi!en and the circumference is not *no#n 3see the e-amples ,elo#4. The radius of a circle is the distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle. )f you place t#o radii end8to8end in a circle, you #ould ha!e the same length as one diameter. Thus, the diameter of a circle is t#ice as long as the radius. This relationship is e-pressed in the follo#ing formula: , #here is the diameter and is the radius. Circumference, diameter and radii are measured in linear units, such as inches and centimeters. A circle has many different radii and many different diameters, each passing through the center. A real8life e-ample of a radius is the spo*e of a ,icycle #heel. A 98inch pi""a is an e-ample of a diameter: #hen one ma*es the first cut to slice a round pi""a pie in half, this cut is the diameter of the pi""a. 1o a 98 inch pi""a has a 98inch diameter. Let's loo* at some e-amples of finding the circumference of a circle. )n these e-amples, #e #ill use > ..(/ to simplify our calculations.

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?-ample ': The diameter of a circle is . centimeters. 5hat is the circumference@ 1olution: > ..(/ 3. cm4 > 9./' cm ?-ample .: The radius of a circle is ' inches. 5hat is the circumference@ 1olution: > ' 3' in4 > / in > ..(/ 3/ in4 > ('.:; in ?-ample /: The circumference of a circle is (:.< centimeters. 5hat is the diameter@ 1olution: (:.< cm > ..(/ (:.< cm ..(/ > > (:.< cm ..(/ > : cm 1ummary: The num,er is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter. The !alue of is appro-imately ..(/(:9';:.:79<9.'.7/;...The diameter of a circle is t#ice the radius. +i!en the diameter or radius of a circle, #e can find the circumference. 5e can also find the diameter 3and radius4 of a circle gi!en the circumference. The formulas for diameter and circumference of a circle are listed ,elo#. 5e round to ..(/ in order to simplify our calculations.