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geometry junior

Problem

Two circles that share the same center have radii meters and meters. An aardvark runs along the path shown, starting at and ending at . How many meters does the aardvark run?
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Solution
We will deal with this part by part: Part 1: 1/4 circumference of big circle= Part 2: Big radius minus small radius= Part 3: 1/4 circumference of small circle= Part 4: Diameter of small circle: Part 5: Same as part 3: Part 6: Same as part 2: Total:
Final answer
E