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2.

Ans. 506 yards.

Find the circumference of a circle whose diameter
Ans. 55 feet.

is 17 ft. 6 in.

3. How many poles are there in the circumference of a circular plot of ground whose diameter is 42 yards?

Ans. 24.

4. Find the expense of planting the circumference of a circular plot of ground whose diameter is 126 feet with quicks 1 yard apart at 1s. 6d. each. Ans. £9. 18s.

5. Find the diameter of a circle whose circumference

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To find the length of a circular arc.

Multiply the circular measure by the radius of the circle.

Ex. The arc of a circle whose radius is 4 ft. 8 in. subtends an angle of 75° 16′ 24′′ at the centre; find the length of the arc.

180° 648000", 75° 16′ 24′′ = 270984".

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I. Find the length of a circular arc whose radius is 14 inches, and which contains 16°.

Ans. 3 91.

2. Find the length of a circular arc whose radius is 3 ft. 6 in., and which contains an angle of 56°.

3.

Ans. 3 ft. 5 in.

Find the length of a circular arc whose radius is

20 ft. 9 in., and which contains an angle of 15° 9'.

Ans. 5'488.

4. The length of a circular arc is 16 feet, and it contains 11° 15'; find the diameter.

Ans. 168 feet.

AREA OF CIRCLE.

XIII.

To find the area of a circle.

Multiply the square of the diameter by 11, and divide

by 14.

Ex. I.

Ex. 2. 9 ft. 4 in.

Find the area of a circle whose diameter is 256.

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To find the diameter of a circle when the area is given.

Multiply the area by 14 and divide by 11, and extract the square root.

Ex.

The area of a circle is 240. 7.6 square feet; find

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To find the area of a circular ring.

Multiply the sum of the inner and outer diameters by their difference; then multiply by 11 and divide by 14.

Ex.

Find the area of a circular ring, whose inner and outer diameters are 12 and 20.

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To find the area of a circular sector.

Multiply the circular measure of the angle subtended by the arc by the square of the radius, and divide by 2.

Ex. Find the area of a circular sector whose radius is 28, and which contains an angle of 50° 36'.

Circular Measure = '883

282=784

3532

7064

6181

2 692.272

346*136 Ans.

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