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Investigating Circles
Instructions
Circumference
Record the diameter of each circle and use a
piece of string to measure the circumference
(perimeter) of each circle.
Fill out the table and calculate the value of
the circumference divided by the diameter.
Write down any observations you make.
Area
Record the radius of each circle and count the
squares to estimate the area of each circle. Try to be
as accurate as you can.
Fill out the table and calculate the value of the
radius squared (multiplied by itself). Calculate the
value of the area divided by this number.
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Investigating Circles
Circumference Diameter Circumference ÷ Diameter
1

Area Radius Radius² Area ÷ Radius²

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Circumference Diameter Circumference ÷ Diameter
1

Area Radius Radius² Area ÷ Radius²

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Investigating Circles Answers
Obviously, your calculations are estimates whereas these are the exact answers, correct to 2 decimal
places. You should have observed that the final column is roughly 3.14

Circumference Diameter Circumference ÷ Diameter

1 25.13cm 8cm 3.14

2 43.98cm 14cm 3.14

3 12.57cm 4cm 3.14

Area Radius Radius² Area ÷ Radius²

1 50.27cm² 4cm 16cm² 3.14

2 153.94cm² 7cm 49cm² 3.14

3 12.57cm² 2cm 4cm² 3.14

π (pi) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and we can use the following formulae to
help us calculate the circumference and area of a circle:

Area = πr²

Circumference = πd or Circumference = 2πr

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