SOLUTION: Mr. Ammon is building a circular corral for training colts. He has 73.79 meter fencing. What is the diameter of the corral? What is the total area of the corral? If he leads a colt

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Question 1112649: Mr. Ammon is building a circular corral for training colts. He has 73.79 meter fencing. What is the diameter of the corral? What is the total area of the corral? If he leads a colt by holding a rope at the center of the ring, while the colt runs along the perimeter, what is the length of rope he would use?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = radius of the circle
Let = circumference
Let = area of the circle
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You are given m



m
This is the diameter ( twice the radius )
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m2
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The length of the rope is the radis,
m

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