Imagine a stone henge from 3500 years ago. The outer circle consists of 30 stones, each standing 4m tall, 2m wide, and 1m thick. If the circle containing this regular polygon was 33m in diameter, approximately how far apart are the outer stones??
The circle is 33*Pi around. The stones take up 2*30 of this distance. The amount not taken up is
amount available= 33PI-2*30 m
dividing this up into 30 spaces is then
(33PI-60)/30 meters between
check my thinking.
To find the approximate distance between the outer stones of the Stonehenge, we can divide the circumference of the circle formed by these stones by the number of stones.
First, let's calculate the circumference of the circle formed by the outer stones. The formula for the circumference (C) of a circle is C = π * d, where d is the diameter of the circle. Given that the diameter of the circle is 33 meters, we can calculate:
C = π * 33
C ≈ 3.14159 * 33
C ≈ 103.6728 meters
Now, let's divide the circumference of the circle by the number of stones (30) to find the approximate distance between the outer stones:
Distance between stones ≈ Circumference / Number of stones
Distance between stones ≈ 103.6728 / 30
Distance between stones ≈ 3.45575 meters
Therefore, the approximate distance between the outer stones of the Stonehenge is approximately 3.456 meters.