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How is the circumference of a circle related to the length of its diameter?
Construct Arguments: Are there any circles for which the relationship between the diameter and circumference cannot be represented by math
π
? Explain.
Be Precise: Can you find the exact circumference of a circle when you multiply the diameter by math
22
7
? Explain.
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What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 5 inches?
What is the diameter of a circle with a circumference of 10.99 feet?
How many full revolutions does a car tire with a diameter of 25 inches make when the car travels one mile?
A car tire with diameter 25 inches.
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- Relationship between circumference and diameter
The circumference C of any circle equals π times its diameter d:
C = πd (equivalently C = 2πr).
- Are there any circles for which C/d is not π?
In the Euclidean plane no: all Euclidean circles are similar, and scaling a circle scales both diameter and circumference by the same factor, so the ratio C/d is the same for every circle. That common constant is π. (On non‑Euclidean surfaces, e.g. great circles on a sphere measured along the surface, the usual Euclidean relation does not apply; but for ordinary plane circles C = πd always.)
- About using 22/7
22/7 is a rational approximation to π (22/7 ≈ 3.142857…, while π ≈ 3.14159265…). Multiplying the diameter by 22/7 gives an approximation 22/7·d to the true circumference πd. This is not exactly equal to the true circumference except in the trivial case d = 0, because π ≠ 22/7. So 22/7·d is an approximation (reasonably good for many practical uses), not the exact value.
Now the specific computations:
1) Circumference for radius 5 inches
C = 2πr = 2π(5) = 10π inches ≈ 31.4159 inches.
2) Diameter for circumference 10.99 feet
d = C/π = 10.99/π feet ≈ 3.4982 feet (exact value 10.99/π ft).
3) How many full revolutions for a 25‑inch diameter tire in one mile
One mile = 5280 ft = 5280·12 = 63,360 inches.
Tire circumference = π·25 inches.
Revolutions = distance / circumference = 63,360 / (25π) = 2534.4/π ≈ 806.724.
So the wheel turns about 806.724 times; it completes 806 full revolutions and then an additional ~0.724 of a revolution.
The circumference C of any circle equals π times its diameter d:
C = πd (equivalently C = 2πr).
- Are there any circles for which C/d is not π?
In the Euclidean plane no: all Euclidean circles are similar, and scaling a circle scales both diameter and circumference by the same factor, so the ratio C/d is the same for every circle. That common constant is π. (On non‑Euclidean surfaces, e.g. great circles on a sphere measured along the surface, the usual Euclidean relation does not apply; but for ordinary plane circles C = πd always.)
- About using 22/7
22/7 is a rational approximation to π (22/7 ≈ 3.142857…, while π ≈ 3.14159265…). Multiplying the diameter by 22/7 gives an approximation 22/7·d to the true circumference πd. This is not exactly equal to the true circumference except in the trivial case d = 0, because π ≠ 22/7. So 22/7·d is an approximation (reasonably good for many practical uses), not the exact value.
Now the specific computations:
1) Circumference for radius 5 inches
C = 2πr = 2π(5) = 10π inches ≈ 31.4159 inches.
2) Diameter for circumference 10.99 feet
d = C/π = 10.99/π feet ≈ 3.4982 feet (exact value 10.99/π ft).
3) How many full revolutions for a 25‑inch diameter tire in one mile
One mile = 5280 ft = 5280·12 = 63,360 inches.
Tire circumference = π·25 inches.
Revolutions = distance / circumference = 63,360 / (25π) = 2534.4/π ≈ 806.724.
So the wheel turns about 806.724 times; it completes 806 full revolutions and then an additional ~0.724 of a revolution.
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