We want to find the circumference of the center circle of a basketball court. We know that the radius of the center circle is 6 feet.
Remember that the circumference C of a circle with radius r is calculated using the formula below.
C=2Ï€ r
Because the radius of our circle is 6 feet, we can substitute 6 for r in the formula and then calculate C. We will use 3.14 for π. Let's do it!
The circumference of the center circle of a basketball court is approximately 37.7 feet.
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