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In the figure above, the circles centered at \(O_1\) and \(O_2\) have radii of equal length. If \(O_1O_2=9\) and \(AB=3\), what is the circumference of the circle centered at \(O_1\) ?
A. 6π
B. 9π
C. 12π
D. 18π
E. 36π
Since the two circles are identical, the two lengths below (indicated by
x) are the same length.
Let's also let
y = the length of AB
Since we're told \(O_1O_2=9\), we can write:
x +
y +
x = 9
Since we're told
AB=3, we can write:
x +
3 +
x = 9
Solve to get
x = 3So the individual lengths are as follows:
This means we can calculate the radius of the circle centered at \(O_1\)
The radius =
3 +
3 =
6Circumference of circle = 2πr = 2π(
6) = 12π
Answer: C
Cheers,
Brent