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The diameter of a basketball rim in 18in. a standard basketball has a circumference of 30in. What is the distance between the ball and the rim in a shot in which the ball goes exactly in the center of the rim?

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love_333 · Answer

@563blackghost @legomyego180 Help?

563blackghost · Answer

Are you in CA?

love_333 · Answer

Yes, I am @563blackghost

563blackghost · Answer

:P I was wondering why your questions look so familiar. Im in CA as well ^^

love_333 · Answer

Oh wow!! What grade/State?

563blackghost · Answer

I take Geometry Pre-Ap 10th for TCAH or Texas :)

princeharryyy · Answer

Find diameter of ball using pie*d =30 than subtract d from 18

love_333 · Answer

Oh cool :) I'm in geometry B right now for 10th in Oklahoma @563blackghost

563blackghost · Answer

Use @princeharryyy method....

We are aware of the diameter of the basketball rim but not of the basketball itself so we would find it by placing it into its equation....

$\Huge{30= 3.14d}$

To simplify you would divide by `3.14`.

$\Huge{\frac{30}{3.14}=d}$

563blackghost · Answer

Thats awesome @Love_333 :)

love_333 · Answer

I got 9.55?

563blackghost · Answer

Correct ^^ So sorry my internet is not working right

love_333 · Answer

It's alright! Mines acting up a bit too. So 9.55 would be my answer them?

love_333 · Answer

Then*

563blackghost · Answer

Not quite. You would then subtract both diameters and divide by 2...

$\Huge{\frac{18-9.55}{2}}$

love_333 · Answer

So, 4.225 @563blackghost

563blackghost · Answer

Yup ^^