Perimeter of Circle

Theorem

The perimeter $C$ of a circle with radius $r$ is given by:

$C = 2 \pi r$

Proof

By definition, the perimeter is the length of the circumference of the circle.

Let $C$ be the perimeter.

Then:

\(\ds \pi\)

\(=\)

\(\ds \frac C {2 r}\)

Definition of $\pi$ (pi)

\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \)

\(\ds C\)

\(=\)

\(\ds 2 \pi r\)

$\blacksquare$

Sources

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• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circle
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circle
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• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): perimeter
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $1$: Areas and volumes
• 2018: John M. Lee: Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1$: What Is Curvature? The Euclidean Plane
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circle
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): perimeter
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $1$: Areas and volumes