SOLUTION: Damon measure the circular pool in his back yard so he could order a cover for it. He found that it had a radius of 8ft and a circumference of 16ft. Can you tell whether he made a

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Question 634498: Damon measure the circular pool in his back yard so he could order a cover for it. He found that it had a radius of 8ft and a circumference of 16ft. Can you tell whether he made a mistake in measureing?
How do I find out if he is wrong or not?

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Damon measure the circular pool in his back yard so he could order a cover for it. He found that it had a radius of 8ft and a circumference of 16ft. Can you tell whether he made a mistake in measureing?
How do I find out if he is wrong or not?
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If the radius is 8 ft.
the circumference is 2*pi*r = 16pi is approximately 50.27 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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