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Circumference

Individual Research Project Section 8.1

September 29, 2015July 14, 2015 by elaine

Project 8.1

Suppose you drive you car in a roundabout traffic circle that is 100 ft in diameter. Assume your tires are on the circumference of the circle, and also assume that your car is six feet wide.

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Categories Chapter 08, Individual Research Projects Tags Circle, Circumference

Section 8.1: Perimeter

September 25, 2015July 13, 2015 by elaine

8.1 Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. measure
    2. precision/accuracy
      1. accuracy procedure used in this book
      2. metric world in 2010
  2. Measuring length
    1. define length
      1. U.S. system
      2. metric system
    2. standard length units
      1. U.S. system
      2. metric system; prefixes
  3. Perimeter
    1. define perimeter
    2. formulas
      1. equilateral triangle
      2. rectangle
      3. square
  4. Circumference
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