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A circular tile has a circumference of 48.2 cm. Work out the diameter of the tile.Give your answer correct to the nearest millimeter. |
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Answer» GIVEN, circumference of a circular tile is 48.2 cm. We KNOW that the formula for finding the circumference of a circle is 2πr, where ‘r’ is the radius. According to the question, 2πr = 48.2 cm or, πr = 48.2/2 cm or, πr = 24.1 cm or, r = 24.1 × 7/22 [π = 22/7] or, r = 1687/220 cm or, r = 7.6682 cm (approx.) We know that the length of the DIAMETER is double the length of the radius or d = 2r where ‘d’ is the diameter. d = 2(7.6682) or, d = 15.3364 cm or, d = 15.3 cm (approx.) By converting the given measurement from cm to mm, we know that 1 cm = 10 mm, we obtain d = 15.3 cm × 10 or, d = 153 mm (approx.) Answer:The diameter of the circular tile is 153 mm (approx.) . |
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