What Is the Circumference?

Before this, knowWhat Are Circles, Geometrically?

Illustrated · 1 min

A circle's circumference is the length of its outline

The circumference of a circle is its perimeter. The formula for the length of the circumference is C=2πr,C = 2\pi r, where rr is equal to the length of the circle's radius.

In the image below, the red line is the circle's circumference—notice that it just looks like the circle itself!

C=2πr

C=2πr

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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