Circumference and Area of a Circle
A circle consists of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a fixed point called center. The distance between the center and any point on the circle is the radius. The distance across the center is the diameter.
The circumference of a circle is the distance around the circle. For a circle, the ratio of its circumference to its diameter is an irrational number that is approximately equal to 3.14.
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Circumference and Area of a Circle
Practice: Answer the following exercises about circumference and area of a circle.