The length (circumference) of the curved part of a semi-circle is pi times the radius (pi*R). If the diameter is given, then the semi-circle length is 1/2 (pi * x D) because the radius is 1/2 of the diameter.
(There are 2pi radians in a full circle.)
A closed shape formed from a semi-circle has a perimeter P = D + (pi * D / 2)
(diameter plus the curved part)
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It is half the circle's circumference plus its diameter.
Consider the straight side as the diameter of a circle, find the circumference of the circle, calculate half the circumference and then add it to the diameter. circumference = pi x diameter = 3.14 x 36 = 113.04 perimeter of semicircle = 1/2 circumference + 36 = 56.52 + 36 = 92.52
401.92 m
To find the perimeter of a semicircle, you need to add the curved edge (half the circumference of a full circle) to the diameter of the semicircle. The formula for the circumference of a full circle is C = πd, where d is the diameter. Therefore, the circumference of the full circle is π(8) = 8π cm. The perimeter of the semicircle would be half of the circumference of the full circle plus the diameter, so it would be 4π + 8 cm, or approximately 20.28 cm.
In a semicircle, the diameter is the straight line. It is also equal to double the radius, and that property allows it to be used when calculating area and circumference.