SOLUTION: Suppose it takes you 100 seconds to walk around a circular garden. At this rate, about how long would it take you to walk straight through the garden along a diameter?

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Question 1055732: Suppose it takes you 100 seconds to walk around a circular garden. At this rate, about how long would it take you to walk straight through the garden along a diameter?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can say that the distance around the circle
is +1+ unit in any units of my choosing
+1%2F100+ is your speed in this system of units
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For a circle, +C+=+pi%2Ad+
+C+ is circumference
+d+ is diameter
and +C+=+1+
+1+=+pi%2Ad+
+d+=+1%2Fpi+
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+1%2Fpi+=+%28+1%2F100+%29%2At+
+t+=+100%2Fpi+ sec
is the time to walk across through diameter