Consider a circle with radius
and area of
. What does
represent?
This problem is part of Calvin's set Fun In Multiple Dimensions .
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The area of the circle is given by, f ( r ) = π r 2 t h u s , f ′ ( r ) = d r d ( π r 2 ) = 2 π r w h i c h i s n o t h i n g b u t t h e c i r c u m f e r e n c e a n d h e n c e t h e p e r i m e t e r .