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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the perimeter of the region: The circles are congruent and tangent to each other. the straight segments are tangent to the circles. The straight segments are 5 units long.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1331701232807:dw| heres the picture

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

radius = 2.5

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

so it is 3 x (5+ the arc bit)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

right, but how do i use the radius to find the perimeter of the whole figure?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well technically (3x5)+3xthe arc bit cause there are 3 of them

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

the arc bit|dw:1331701567088:dw| (@kellymarie260 that is why i had brackets)

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