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13.1 Circles Circumference of a Circle Suppose () the diameter () of a circle is d, its radius () is r, and its circumference () is C (Fig. 2) In primary school, we learnt that the circumference of a circle can be found by using the formula () ‘ diameter’. The ratio () in the formula is a constant (), it can be expressed as a decimal, i.e. = 3.141 592 65… Example 1 The diameter of the wheel of a bus is 0.8cm. If the bus is moving at a speed of 36 km/h, how many revolutions () does the wheel make in one second? (Give the answer correct to the nearest integer.) Solution Exa