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circle is flat and sphere is a ball
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoa circle is 2d and spheres are 3d
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Which shape is pi associated with?
Primarily circles and spheres.
How do you find the diameter of water?
Only circles (or spheres) have a diameter
What are 3-D objects whose cross sections are circles?
Spheres
Is there a radius on a rectangular prism?
No, only on shapes with circles such as cones and spheres.
How do you use pi in geometry?
Working out areas and volumes of circles and spheres respectively
How are circles and spheres are alike and different?
They are alike because they are both circular and have a surface area They are diferent in that a circle is 2 dimensional while a sphere is 3 dimensional
How are spheres different from cylinders?
A sphere is like a 3D circle . A cylinder has one curved side and two circular ones. Sphere...............................................baseball Cylinder............................................soda can
Why is pi so important?
It is crucial to measuring circles, spheres, etc. 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841 (cont.)
Is a circle and sphere symetrical?
Circles and spheres both have infinite numbers of lines of symmetry
Does a planet have its own diameter?
Kind of. All spheres and circles have a diameter, which is the length of a line passing through the center of the sphere. The only problem is that most planets aren't 100% perfect spheres, so the diameter could be different depending on where you start measuring from.
Are All diameters chords in a circle?
A diameter is a cord in a circle containing the center of the circle. But some circles are sections of spheres. Not all diameters are diameters of spheres.
This shape has no vertices?
Two-dimensional, think of circles, ellipses... Three-dimensional: spheres, etc.
