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Find the exact circumference of each circle using the given inscribed or circumscribed polygon.

Find the exact circumference of each circle using the given inscribed or circumscribed-example-1
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User Niktrs
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Answer:

58π mi.

Explanation:

The diameter of the circle = the hypotenuse of the right triangle ( by the angle subtended by a diameter theorem).

By Pythagoras:

diameter^2 = 40^2 + 42^2

= 3364

Diameter = 58 mi.

Now the circumference

= diameter * π

= 58π mi.

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