SOLUTION: A circle has a radius of 4 feet.what is the circumference of a bigger circle if the scale factor of the smaller to bigger is 4:9

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Question 1073201: A circle has a radius of 4 feet.what is the circumference of a bigger circle if the scale factor of the smaller to bigger is 4:9
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small radius 4 feet
ratio 4:9, thus:
large radius 9
What is the circumference of a radius:
2r*Pi = circumference
2(9)*Pi = circumference
18*Pi = your answer, use your calculator. Use 3.1416 for Pi if your calculator doesn't have a key for it.