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Why are the equator and all lines of longitude called great circles?
The equator and all lines of longitude are called great circles because the represent the circumference of the earth. The other latitude lines along the globe are smaller then the actually circumference.
What is the answer to circles and circumference?
circumference = 2*pi*radius or pi*diameter
What is a portion of a circles circumference?
It is an arc
A fraction of a circles circumference?
An arc
How do you find the circumference of circles?
The circumference of a circle = pi*diametre = 2pi*radius
If Two different circles have same circumference?
Then they are similar.
How is pi used to find circumference of circles?
Pi times the diameter of a circle gives its circumference.
What is the ratio to any circles circumference to the diameter?
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is Pi. (3.14159)
Which planet has the largest circumference?
The planet with the largest circumference is Jupiter. About its equator, the circumference measure about 449,197 kilometers. Jupiter is an outer planet that also is the largest in the solar system.
If all your blood vessels were laid end to end could they make two circles around the moon?
The equator, around Earth's total circumference as a sphere.
How big of circles can you calculate their circumference?
Any circle's circumference can be calculated with the formula 2(pi)*radius
What is a part of the circumference of a circle called?
Circumference is a special name for a circles perimeter. I think the answer you are looking for is radious.
