CALCULUS Understanding
Its Concepts and Methods
CALCULUS Understanding
Its Concepts and Methods
Circle, Radius, Circumference, Area of circle
A circle consists of all points that are fixed
distance (the radius) from some point (the
center).
The radius of a circle is the distance r from its center to any point on it. The diameter is the distance D across the circle, which is twice the radius.
D = 2r
The circumference of a circle is p times the diameter.
C = 2D = 2pr
The number p is approximately 3.1415926538979 .
The area of a circle is p times the square of its radius.
A = pr2
Example: The circle with radius 5 has diameter D = 2 x 5 = 10 , circumference C = 10p ≈ 31.416 and area A = p × 52 = 25p ≈ 78.54.
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