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Circles

Circumference, area and the meaning of π.

π is the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter — the same number for a coin and for a planet. From the radius alone you get the diameter (2r), the circumference (2πr) and the area (πr²).

مثال کار شده: circle radius 2

Circle radius 2

2

قدم به قدم

  1. r = 2

    Everything about a circle follows from its radius.

  2. d = 2r = 4

    Diameter.

  3. C = 2\pi r = 4 \pi \approx 12.566

    Circumference.

  4. A = \pi r^2 = 4 \pi \approx 12.566

    Area.

جواب رو نشون بده
C = 4 \pi,\quad A = 4 \pi

Symbols used here

\pi
pi
Ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14159…
\approx
approximately equal
Equal to the precision shown, not exactly.
\theta
theta
The usual name for an angle.
^\circ
degrees
1/360 of a full turn. 180° = π radians.
\sin,\ \cos,\ \tan
sine, cosine, tangent
Ratios of sides in a right triangle; coordinates on the unit circle.
\angle ABC,\ \triangle ABC
angle, triangle
The angle at B between BA and BC; the triangle with those vertices.
\parallel,\ \perp,\ \cong,\ \sim
parallel, perpendicular, congruent, similar
Never meet; meet at 90°; identical shape and size; same shape.

How to: Circles

  1. Everything about a circle follows from its radius.
  2. Diameter.
  3. Circumference.
  4. Area.

Questions people ask

Why does every triangle have angles adding to 180°?

Draw a line through one vertex parallel to the opposite side: the two alternate angles equal the other two angles of the triangle, and the three angles at the vertex lie on a straight line. That is Euclid's proof, and it is why the fact holds only on a flat plane.

When do I use the law of sines versus the law of cosines?

Cosines when you know three sides, or two sides and the angle between them. Sines when you know an angle and the side opposite it, plus one more piece.

What is the difference between area and perimeter?

Perimeter is the length of the boundary (one dimension, measured in metres); area is the amount of surface inside (two dimensions, square metres). Doubling every side doubles the perimeter but quadruples the area.

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