Let's find the perimeter of this semicircle. The straight side is the diameter of a full circle. The distance around the curved part is one-half the circumference of the circle. The circumference C of a circle with diameter d is calculated using the formula below.
C=Ď€ d
We know that the length of the straight side is 8yd. This means that the diameter of the full circle is 8yd. We can substitute 8 for d in the formula and then calculate C. We will use 3.14 as an estimate for π.
The circumference of the full circle is approximately 25.12yd. We divide this circumference by 2 to find the distance around the curved part.
25.12Ă· 2 = 12.56
Finally, we can add 12.56 and the straight side 8 to find the perimeter.
12.56+8=20.56
We found that the perimeter is approximately 20.56yd.
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