Question 1
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- The perimeter of a circle is 44 cm. What is its radius?
- The perimeter of a circle is its circumference, given by the formula , where is the radius.
- Given and , we substitute these values into the formula to solve for the radius .
Step 1 · Calculate the Radius
Perimeter (circumference) of the circle .
Formula for the circumference of a circle
Substitute and
- Area vs. Perimeter Formula: Using the area formula instead of the circumference formula .
- Radius vs. Diameter: Confusing the radius with diameter and halving the result unintentionally.
More questions in Exercise 6.1
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- The perimeter of a circle is 44 cm. What is its radius?
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the circumference of a circle with: (i) radius 7 cm
(ii) radius 10 cm
(iii) radius 12 cm.
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- Calculate the length of the arc of a circle if:
(i) the radius is and the angle at the centre is , and
(ii) the radius is and the angle at the centre is .
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- Find the perimeter of a sector (i.e., the curved portion as well as the two straight portions) of a circle of radius and sector angle .
Unless stated otherwise, use the approximation for .
- Find the perimeters of the following shapes (taking the arcs to be quarter or half or three-quarters of a circle, as appropriate) (Fig. 6.14i to 6.14ix):
If the diameter of a car tyre is , then:
(i) How far does the car need to travel for the tyre to complete one revolution?
(ii) How many revolutions does the tyre make if the car travels ?
Find the total perimeter of all the petals in each of the given flowers.
The ratio of the perimeters of two circles is . What is the ratio of their radii?