Understanding Circles and Pi

Understanding Circles and Pi

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video uses a pizza analogy to explain the concept of Pi, showing how the circumference of a circle is approximately 3.14 times its diameter. It further explores the relationship between Pi and the area of a circle by demonstrating how thin pizza slices can form a rectangle. The area of this rectangle is calculated using the formula Pi times the radius squared, illustrating the concept of a unit circle's area being Pi.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate value of Pi as it relates to the circumference of a circle?

2.71

3.14

1.62

4.20

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the area of a circle related to Pi?

Area is Pi times the radius

Area is Pi times the circumference

Area is Pi times the radius squared

Area is Pi times the diameter

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geometric shape is formed when a circle is cut into thin slices and rearranged?

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

Hexagon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the context of a circle, what does the term 'unit circle' refer to?

A circle with a circumference of 1

A circle with an area of 1

A circle with a radius of 1

A circle with a diameter of 1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of a unit circle?

Pi

1

Pi/2

2Pi