document.write( "Question 430112: I want to bend a 12 foot sheet of Plexiglas into a circle - what will the diameter of that circle be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #298688 by algebrahouse.com(1659) You can put this solution on YOUR website! I want to bend a 12 foot sheet of Plexiglas into a circle - what will the diameter of that circle be?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The circumference (distance around) will be 12 feet\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C = πd {circumference = pi x diameter} \n" ); document.write( "12 = 3.14d {circumference is 12 and pi is 3.14} \n" ); document.write( "d ≈ 3.82 feet {divided both sides by 3.14}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.82 feet will be the diameter of the circle \n" ); document.write( "www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " |