M.TMS.38

Give an informal argument for the formulas for the circumference of a circle, area of a circle, volume of a cylinder, pyramid, and cone. Use dissection arguments, Cavalieri’s principle, and informal limit arguments.

Example Problems
A car tire has a circumference of 2.1 meters. During a trip, the tire completes 1000 rotations. How many meters does the car travel due to those rotations?
A toy car wheel has a circumference of 8 cm. The wheel spins 60 times to move across a table. How many centimeters does the toy car travel across the table?
A bicycle tire has a diameter of 62 cm.

What is the distance the bicycle tire travels in
10 revolutions?
Use
3.14 for .
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