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Circumference of a Circle

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Distance between compass pointer and pencil to trace a circle of diameter 24 cm should be

A

8 cm

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B

12 cm

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C

18 cm

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24 cm

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Solution

The correct option is B 12 cm
The diameter is equal to twice the measure of the radius (d=2r).

Since, the pointer of the compass should be at the distance of radius of the circle.

∴ The distance between pointer and the pencil = 12 cm

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