The circumference of the two circles is 77 cm and 154 cm respectively. What is the difference between their radii?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let the radius of the first circle be r1 and radius of second circle r2.
Then, we have
2\(\Pi \)r1 = 77 ..(1)
2\(\Pi \)r2 = 154 ..(2)
Dividing equation (2) by (1),
\(\frac{r2}{r1}\) = \(\frac{154}{77}\)
\(\frac{r2}{r1}\) = 2
r2 = 2r1
Now, the difference between their radiiis
r2 - r1 = 2r1 - r1 = r1
From equation (1), we have
2\(\Pi \)r1 = 77
r1 = \(\frac{77}{2(3.14)}\)
r1 = 12.25 cm (approx)
Therefore, the difference between their radii is 12.25 cm.