If it is not to scale, how do you know which circle has which radius? Or does it not matter?
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Module 2 Week 3 Day 11 Challenge Part 2
If it is not to scale, how do you know which circle has which radius? Or does it not matter?
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Hi bravekiwi,
By "not drawn to scale," we usually mean that you shouldn't make conclusions based on the drawing, because it may be a little off. But bigger things, like one circle being inside another, a line only touching the circle once, etc., are safe to assume.
In this example, you can assume that the radius of size 17 is drawn as the bigger circle. Otherwise, the diagram would be wrong, not just "not to scale." It's great that you are thinking about the questions with this level of rigor, though!
Happy Learning,
The Daily Challenge Team