The diameter of circle X is 15 centimeters. The diameter of circle Y is 20 centimeters. Which measurement is closest to the difference between the circumference of circle X and the circumference of circle Y in centimeters?

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The difference between the circumference of circle X and circumference of circle Y is 5π cm.

What is circumference of a circle?

This is the distance round a circle.

The circumference of circle X is calculated as follows;

[tex]C_X = \pi d\\\\ C_X = 15\pi \ cm[/tex]

The circumference of circle Y is calculated as follows;

[tex]C_Y = \pi d\\\\ C_Y = 20 \pi \ cm[/tex]

The difference between the circumference of circle X and circumference of circle Y is calculated as follows;

[tex]C_Y - C_X = 20\pi - 15 \pi = 5\pi \ cm \\\\ [/tex]

Thus, the difference between the circumference of circle X and circumference of circle Y is 5π cm.

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Using the formula for the circumference, it is found that the difference between the circumference of circle X and the circumference of circle Y is of 31.4 centimeters.

What is the measure of the circumference of a circle?

  • The circumference of a circle of radius r is given by:

[tex]C = 2\pi r[/tex]

The diameter of circle X is 15 centimeters, hence [tex]r = 15[/tex] and:

[tex]C_X = 2\pi(15) = 30\pi[/tex]

The diameter of circle Y is 20 centimeters, hence [tex]r = 20[/tex] and:

[tex]C_Y = 2\pi(20) = 40\pi[/tex]

Then, the difference, in centimeters, is of:

[tex]d = C_X - C_Y = 40\pi - 30\pi = 10\pi = 31.4[/tex]

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