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OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

PLEASE HELP

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

I Dont know what to do

OpenStudy (nottim):

Not the slightest clue?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

oh no

OpenStudy (nottim):

Well, what's the formula of a circle?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

2 pi r

OpenStudy (nottim):

Wait a sec. I be back

OpenStudy (nottim):

Is that the formula for the area or the circumference.

OpenStudy (nottim):

Hello?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

2 pi R is the formula for area

OpenStudy (nottim):

Ok. So just divide the diametre by 2 for the radius, and divide the result you get from the formula by 2 for the semi-circle. The multiply that by 6, cause there's 6 circles.

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

is that it?

OpenStudy (nottim):

No

OpenStudy (nottim):

That's only for the circles.

OpenStudy (nottim):

For the perimetre, use the formula for a circumference, and divide that by 2, and multiply it by 6. Once you're done that, imagine the polygon in the middle as 6 triangles.

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

ok so for all the areas for the circles i got 150.79644737231007544620688239742

OpenStudy (nottim):

Ok. Is that for 1 circle, or all 6?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

all 6

OpenStudy (nottim):

Ok. Now we need the area of the polygon in the middle.

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

8 times 6 right

OpenStudy (nottim):

Is there any shape you think we can break up the middle polygon? That you could use to calculate the area?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

hexagon so 8 times 6

OpenStudy (nottim):

I dunno. I guess? I didn't do any work on this yet.

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

ok i got that and aded the area from the circles so i got a wierd number but it rounds up to 199

OpenStudy (nottim):

Very strange. COuld you show your work (Scanning it would make less work i think)

OpenStudy (nottim):

And your perimeter?

OpenStudy (nottim):

AGh. Inches.

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

8 time 6 and then the area from the circles was 150 (rounded up to 151)

OpenStudy (nottim):

Wats the 8 from?

OpenStudy (geometry_hater):

its the distance of each side of the hexagon

OpenStudy (nottim):

I think you're right. I wouldn't really know.

OpenStudy (nottim):

But if you, who did it, thinks its right, then there must be some truth to it.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

The perimeter is the circumference of 3 circles whose diameter is 8. The circumference of 1 circle is pi(diameter) so 3 circles = 3(pi)(8)= 24pi = 75.4 The area of the three circles is 3(pi)(r^2) = 3(pi)(16)= 48pi=150.8

OpenStudy (mertsj):

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