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Advanced MathMediumCircumference of a circle through a given point

Advanced Math practice question

In the xy-plane, a circle centred at the origin passes through the point (6, 8). The circumference of the circle can be written as kπ. What is the value of k?

Answer: 20

The radius is √(36 + 64) = 10, so the circumference is 2π(10) = 20π and k = 20.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 10
10 is the radius.
If you answered 14
14 is 6 + 8.
If you answered 100
100 is r², which gives the area as 100π.

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