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The '''radius''' of a [[circle]] is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the [[sphere]] and [[hypersphere]]. | The '''radius''' of a [[circle]] is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the [[sphere]] and [[hypersphere]]. | ||
| − | + | <asy>size(100); | |
| + | pair O=(0,0), P=dir(30); | ||
| + | D(unitcircle); | ||
| + | D(O--P); | ||
| + | MP("O",D(O),NNW); | ||
| + | MP("P",D(P),NE); | ||
| + | MP("r",midpoint(O--P),NNW);</asy> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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The radius of a circle is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the sphere and hypersphere.
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