Circles · §1.2

Circumference and π

Circumference and π

If you measure the distance around any circle and divide by its diameter, you always get the same number — about 3.14159… We call it π.

That ratio is the definition. So for any circle:

C=πd=2πrC = \pi \cdot d = 2\pi r

Drag the slider to see how the circumference changes with the radius.

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A pizza has radius 6 in. Roughly how long is its crust?
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