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If the number of square units in the area of a circle is A and the number of linear units in the circumference is C, what is the radius of the circle?
(1) A/C = 3/2
(2) A > C + 3
Let 'r' be the radius of a circle. Then its area, A = π*r^2 and its Circumference C = 2*π*r.
Statement 1Ratio of A:C = A/C = (π*r^2)/(2*π*r) = r/2
This is given to us as 3/2. Equating r/2 = 3/2 or r=3.
Sufficient.
Statement 2A > C + 3
π*r^2 > 2*π*r + 3 or π*r(r-2) > 3
This will not help us in calculating r.
Not sufficient.
Hence
A answerCan you please explain how we took \(A = π*r^2\) (area of the circle) and \(C = 2πr\) (circumference of the circle)
I think A & C actually are as below,
\(Number-of-square-units-in-the-circle, A = \frac{Area-of-the-circle}{area-of-each-square-unit}\) = \(\frac{πr^2}{a^2}\)
Similarly, for \(number-of-units-on-the-circumference-of-the-circle, C = \frac{total-circumference-of-the-circle}{length-of-each-unit-on-the-circumference}\) = \(\frac{2πr}{c}\)
Where, a = side of each square and c = length of each unit on the circumference
What I did was,
Statement 1: \(\frac{A}{C} = \frac{3}{2}\)
\((\frac{π*r^2}{a^2})/(\frac{2πr}{c})\) = 3/2
\(\frac{c*r}{2a^2}\) = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
\(r = \frac{3a^2}{c}\)
So, r(radius of the circle) depends on the area of each square unit and length of each circumference unit, which we do not know, hence
InsufficientStatement2:
\(A > C + 3\)
\(\frac{πr^2}{a^2}\) > \(\frac{2πr}{c}\) + 3
Here also, r(radius of the circle) depends on the area of each square unit and length of each circumference unit, which we do not know, hence
InsufficientEven both statements together are not helpful for the same reason, hence
Insufficient option
EPlease explain where my understanding is incorrect.