A unit circle is divided into 12 congruent regions, as shown. What is the perimeter of one of these regions?
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As a bonus note, this diagram is based of a problem of the week from two weeks ago.
Doubt in first sentence.
Answer- Let the side which is cut is 'a', i,e which creates a gap in each of those radie be 'a'. Let b=2πr Now perimeter will be 2a+a+(b÷6)+(b÷12). This. 2a+a is due to symmetry, can be checked by visual inspection also.
What about this?
This is wrong, as is "Brilliant" and everyone else - the correct answer is: "Unknown and cannot be solved unless given D [or r] and the units that D is expressed in, OR unless allowed to express the answer in terms of both Pi and D; And, since the puzzle specifically prohibits you from giving an answer in terms of either Pi or D, let alone both (it requires a decimal number and nothing else, without specifying units), that makes the answer by default 'Unknown and cannot be solved'. First you said: "The longer arc must be 1/6 of the circumference of the unit circle, that is Pi/3". Wrong. It is Pi D/6. Why would you assume D=2 (that r=1)? Then you said "From symmetry, the shorter arc must be 1/2 of that, or Pi/6" - again, wrong; the answer is Pi D/12 or Pi*r/6 - why are you leaving out the critical r? I don't get it. With that failed premise, nothing which you build on beyond that matters.
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Doesn't the question specify that it is a unit circle, so we know r? Or was this a later edit?
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It was not a later edit. I am guessing people just missed it.
Exactly my thoughts. We don't know the radius and the question does not specify it is a unit circle. It is unsolvable unless expressed with respects to a parameter r
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I'm guessing you just missed it - The first three words of the problem state "A unit circle".
The problem specifies that we have a unit circle, which by definition has radius 1.
I don't get it why r u being so harsh and saying "This is wrong, as is "Brilliant" and everyone else" when it's your own mistake!!!!Duh!!
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@ Erica Phillips - This is not texting. Spell out your words.
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@Dennis Rodman – It doesn't hurt until u understand
Please clarify that it's the unit circle, thanks ^^
Aren't you assuming GF is bisected? I don't see how you can provide that
I suggest that this problem should be better located in "Advanced."
Relevant wiki: Length and Area - Composite Figures - Intermediate
Due to symmetry, the length of the longer arc is 6 1 the circle's circumference, and the shorter arc is 2 1 of that.
Also due to symmetry, each of the segments in the figure has the same length. Call this length x . We can extend some segments and connect some points to form a rhombus.
Note that the longer diameter of the rhombus is the circle's radius. Making use of special triangle relationships, we have
3 ( 1 − x ) x = 1 = 1 − 3 3
Summing the arc lengths and 3 x gives 3 − 3 + 2 π ≈ 2 . 8 3 9 .
Hey, quick question, how can we be sure that the smaller arc is 1/2 of the bigger one?
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Look here:
The blue and red arcs are both smaller arcs in different parts, and they are both part of a larger arc in another part.
Can please explain the special trinagle relationship or please provide the source to it thank you
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Special triangles are right triangles that have angle measurements 45-45-90 or 30-60-90 (in degrees). See here for more information.
Thanks Andrew
First, draw line from A to B . If the radius of the circle is 1 , then P Q = A B = 1 also, so that A C = 2 1 .
From this, we can find A P = 3 1 , so that Q A = 1 − 3 1
Then the perimeter of each piece is
( 1 + 2 1 ) ( 6 1 ) 2 π + 3 ( 1 − 3 1 ) = 2 . 8 3 8 7 5
Look for (or imagine)
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of radius
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circle pizza slices to see how
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and
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Consider those pieces that include points
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A
as the center of their arcs.
How do you know AB is 1 and AC 1/2?
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See my added comments. A B = P Q = 1
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Ok, I can see AB = PQ, but I still don't see how to know that AC = 1/2AB (plus I dont even see a point labled D on the drawing.)
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@Gustaf Carstam – Fixed! AD changed to AB. Consider the symmetry of the figure, above and below the horizontal diameter of the circle. I could draw in more lines, but I was afraid that would only confuse things more.
Try to look past the flower in the center, which could be confusing things for you. Just look at the 6 basic pizza slices like how everybody slices pizza.
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Relevant wiki: Length and Area - Composite Figures - Intermediate
The longer arc must be 6 1 of the circumference of the unit circle, that is 3 π .
From symmetry, the shorter arc must be 2 1 of that or 6 π , since G B must be equal to B F .
To get lengths of the three identical straight segments, note that the yellow lines must be the same length, as they play the same role in shapes C B E D and C A G F respectively.
The triangle A B C has to be equilateral, so A H = H I = 2 1 .
This gives us A B = 3 1 and B E = 1 − 3 1 .
The final result is then the sum 3 π + 6 π + 3 ⋅ ( 1 − 3 1 ) ≈ 2 . 8 3 8 7 .