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Dushyant Singh Shekhawat

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· 1 Months ago

THE LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION IS AMBIGUOUS. KINDLY RECTIFY THE QUESTION.

Question:

If the radius of a circle is increased to 5 times, then how many times will its circumference be increased?

Options:
A) 4 times 
B) 8 times
C) 5 times
D) \(\cfrac{1}{2}\) times
Solution:
Ans: (a)


kalyan Dheeraj

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· 1 Months ago

Yes, the language is absolutely ambiguous.
If you say, "how many times will its circumference will be increased BY", the answer would be 4
If you ask "how many times will its circumference will be increased TO", the answer would be 5

Kindly rectify the question.

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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,
The language stated is very clear. Read it sincerly.
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