SOLUTION: A horse track is to be developed with two half circles attached to the end of a rectangle. If the length of the home stretch (the long side of the rectangle) is to be a quarter mi
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Question 761252: A horse track is to be developed with two half circles attached to the end of a rectangle. If the length of the home stretch (the long side of the rectangle) is to be a quarter mile, what does the radius of the end circles need to be in order for the full length of the track to be a mile?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the two sides of the rectangle add up to 1/2 mile, the two half circles must have a combined circumference that adds up to the other 1/2 mile. Since circumference is equal to 
, divide the circumference by 
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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