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geometry intermediate

Problem

A section is cut out of a circular piece of paper having radius four inches, as shown. Points A and B are then glued together to form a right circular cone. What is the circumference of the base of the resulting cone? Express your answer in terms of . (The sector forms the cone.)

problem
Solution
The circumference of the whole circle is . Then the circumference of the base of the cone is
Final answer
6 \pi