SOLUTION: I want to bend a 12 foot sheet of Plexiglas into a circle - what will the diameter of that circle be?

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Question 430112: I want to bend a 12 foot sheet of Plexiglas into a circle - what will the diameter of that circle be?
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I want to bend a 12 foot sheet of Plexiglas into a circle - what will the diameter of that circle be?

The circumference (distance around) will be 12 feet

C = πd {circumference = pi x diameter}
12 = 3.14d {circumference is 12 and pi is 3.14}
d ≈ 3.82 feet {divided both sides by 3.14}

3.82 feet will be the diameter of the circle
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