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How is a circumference of a circle like the permeter of a polygon?
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∙ 12y ago
I'm not entirely sure what you are meaning to ask unless you simply aren't sure of the definitions of each.
The circumference of a circle is the length of the entire edge of a circle.
The perimeter of a polygon is the length of the entire edge of a polygon combined.
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Is a polygon like the circumference of a circle?
no
The perimeter of a polygon is like the circumference of a circle?
Yes it is because the perimeter describe the outside of the figure, when also the circumference describe the outside of the circle.
What does circumference look like?
Of a circle? It's the perimeter of the circle. Imagine putting measuring tape around a circle, the you would get a circumference
What does an arc look like in circle geometry?
An arc is just part of the circumference of a circle.
How do you figure out circumference and radius?
The radius of a circle is from the middle to the edge, or half the diameter. The circumference is like the perimeter of the circle, and the formula is pi times the diameter.
Is a polygon like the circumference of a circle?
no
The perimeter of a polygon is like the circumference of a circle?
Yes it is because the perimeter describe the outside of the figure, when also the circumference describe the outside of the circle.
What does an apathum look like?
The apothem is the perpendicular from the cent of a regular polygon to one of it's sides. When drawn it looks like the line drawn for the radius or circumference of a circle.
Is the Area of a circle and circumference of a circle have the same thing?
No,Circumference is like the perimiter and Area is the whole circle.
How does a circumference look like?
A circumference is the perimeter of a circle
Is the area of a circle called circumference?
No. The circumference of a circle is the length around the circle, much like the perimeter of a square.
What does circumference look like?
Of a circle? It's the perimeter of the circle. Imagine putting measuring tape around a circle, the you would get a circumference
What does the word circumference mean in math terms?
Circumference is like the perimeter of a circle.
Why is the circumference of a circle a length measurement?
Because like the perimeter of a rectangle it is the measurement around it and so the circumference of a circle is the measurement around it.
What does a 40 sided polygon look like?
It looks like a circle
What does an arc look like in circle geometry?
An arc is just part of the circumference of a circle.
Which is the polygon with the maximum number of sides?
a circle * * * * * No. A circle is not a polygon because a polygon MUST have straight sides. There is, however, no maximum number - just like infinity being the biggest number.
