FW: [Woodcarver] Geometry question for the group

[J and C Lukens]

Opps....im sorry Susan.....i just read what you were refering to and my
face is RED......i didnt realize that you were LOOKING for the
diameter.....i understand now that the circles circumference is DIVIDED by
Pi (3.14) to obtain the diameter.....please accept my apologies

John aka Mr Chips (humbled)

>
> Opps .. It would have been nice if I had included the formula in the
> earlier e-mail ... My apologizes.
>
> A circle's circumference is equal to the diameter divided by pi (3.14).
> C=pi/d  My computer doesn't have a pi key.
> Radius is one half of the diameter.  d=1/2r
>
> The circumference of a circle is 13 inches. What is the diameter? 
>    
> Solution:  
>   13 inches = 3.14 · diameter
>   13 inches ÷ 3.14 =  diameter  = 4.140 inches diameter = radius of 2.07
> inches
>
> 
> Susan
>