Perimeter and Circumference Quiz
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How can the length of a closed piecewise smooth plane curve be computed?

  • $L = x'(a) - x'(b) + y'(a) - y'(b)$
  • $L = x(b) - x(a) + y(b) - y(a)$
  • $L = \int_{a}^{b}{\sqrt{x'(t)^{2}+y'(t)^{2}}}\,\mathrm{d}t$ (correct)
  • $L = \int_{a}^{b}{x'(t) + y'(t)}\,\mathrm{d}t$
  • Who is known to have approximated the perimeter of a circle by surrounding it with regular polygons?

  • Euclid
  • Archimedes (correct)
  • Newton
  • Pythagoras
  • What theory describes a generalized notion of perimeter for hypersurfaces bounding volumes in n-dimensional Euclidean spaces?

  • Euler's Theorem
  • Caccioppoli sets (correct)
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Cantor's Set Theory
  • Why are polygons fundamental to determining perimeters?

    <p>Because they are the simplest shapes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating the perimeter of a polygon?

    <p>$P = \sum_{i=1}^{n}{\sqrt{(x_i - x_{i-1})^2 + (y_i - y_{i-1})^2}}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

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