MHB How to divide a circumference into equal parts, WITHOUT COMPASS?

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To divide a circumference into equal parts without a compass, first convert the diameter to centimeters, making 1 meter equal to 100 cm. The circumference is calculated using the formula π * d, resulting in approximately 314.16 cm. To find the length of each part when dividing into 78 equal sections, divide the total circumference by the number of parts: 314.16 cm / 78, which equals about 4.03 cm per part. This mathematical approach provides a clear method for achieving equal divisions of a circumference. The calculation effectively addresses the original query.
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Hi guys I have the length of a circumference, how do you divide it into equal parts given a certain amount of parts?

For example, I want to divide a circumference into 78 equal parts, and the circumference diameter is 1 meter!

Whats the length of each part? And how do you calculate it? (no compass please) Maths only please.
 
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inuke said:
Hi guys I have the length of a circumference, how do you divide it into equal parts given a certain amount of parts?

For example, I want to divide a circumference into 78 equal parts, and the circumference diameter is 1 meter!

Whats the length of each part? And how do you calculate it? (no compass please) Maths only please.
No idea why you'd want to do that(!), but here goes:
(changing 1 meter to centimeters to make it more readable)
1 meter = 100 cm = diameter
circumference = π * d = ~314.16 (π = pi = ~3.1416)
314.16 / 78 = ~4.03

Hope that helps you...
 

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