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document.write( "The entire angle around the track is 6*60 degrees = 360 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the entire distance around the track is 6*30 = 180 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = pi*(diameter)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 = pi*diameter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "diameter = 180/pi is approximately 57.3 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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