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Title: Formula for calculating diameter?????
Post by: wind_rose_2 on November 17, 2011, 01:03:55 pm
Age has been definately taking its toll on me lately....l am fabricating a simple sea bag/ duffle bag and have forgotten how to calculate the diameter required for the bottom of the bag..it is , of coarse ..round and will need allowance for sewing to the sides of the bag..the bag walls are completed and when laid flat measure 18 3/4 inches which means the perimeter would be 37 1/2 inches...do l have to multiply 37.5x3.14 to arrive at the diameter?????
LOST IN MY MIND>>>CAN"T FIGUE A WAY OUT!  ???

Dave
Title: Re: Formula for calculating diameter?????
Post by: PDQ on November 17, 2011, 01:10:58 pm
http://math.about.com/library/blcirclecalculator.htm (http://math.about.com/library/blcirclecalculator.htm)

:D
Title: Re: Formula for calculating diameter?????
Post by: fragged8 on November 17, 2011, 02:30:50 pm
try this I made .
you need Adobe Acrobat to open it

not sure how long the link will last
https://snuggtopz.sharefile.com/f/fodec8cf-c95a-4add-b4f6-3ff96e750a2c


let me know how it works for you.

Rich
Title: Re: Formula for calculating diameter?????
Post by: Joys Shop on November 17, 2011, 02:56:11 pm
Found on the internet
   
If you know the radius, then the diameter is 2R.
If you know circumference, then the diameter is C/(pi).
If you know the area, then the diameter is the square root of 4A/(pi).

R is the radius of a circle,
C is the circumference and
A is the area
Title: Re: Formula for calculating diameter?????
Post by: wind_rose_2 on November 17, 2011, 03:34:21 pm
Done!..Just a brain fart..thanks guys!
Dave