Circular Measurements Helper Page

Radius
A measure of the distance from the center of the circle to its edge
Diameter
A measure of the distance from one edge of the circle through its center to the other edge
Circumference
The total distance around the outside of the circle
Distance
The distance a robot travels as it rolls depends on two things: the wheel circumference, and the number of wheel revolutions

Radius Diameter Circumference

Radius Diameter

1 x 2 =

Diameter pi Circumference

2 x 3.14 =

Circumference Revolutions Distance

3 x =

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