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The area of a circle is numerically equal to its circumference. Find the diameter of the circle.

Options

A

2 unit

B

 4 unit

C

 1 unit

D

 5 unit

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Correct Answer :

Option B

 4 unit

Solution :

The correct option is 4 unit.

To find the diameter of the circle, we begin by writing down the mathematical formulas for the area and the circumference of a circle.

Let the radius of the circle be represented by r, and the diameter of the circle be represented by d.

The formula for the area (A) of a circle is:
A=πr2
The formula for the circumference (C) of a circle is:
C=2πr

According to the given problem, the area of the circle is numerically equal to its circumference. Therefore, we can set the two formulas equal to each other:
πr2=2πr

To solve for the radius r, we can divide both sides of the equation by πr (assuming the radius r is non-zero):
πr2πr=2πrπr
This simplifies directly to:
r=2 units

Now that we have the radius, we can find the diameter (d) of the circle. The diameter is defined as twice the radius:
d=2r
Substituting the value of the radius r=2 into the formula:
d=2×2=4 units

Thus, the diameter of the circle is 4 unit.

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