A pizza is cut into 6 equal slices The diameter of the pizza

A pizza is cut into 6 equal slices. The diameter of the pizza is 14 inches. What is the perimeter of each slice?

Solution

The pizza is cut into 6 equal slices. So each slice has 1/6 of the circumference. The perimeter of the slice also includes 2 other sides equal to the radius of the pizza.

The circumference of the pizza of diameter 14 inches is given by pi*14. One sixth of this is pi*14/6. The radius of the pizza is 7 inches.

This gives the perimeter of each slice as 2*7 + pi*14/6

=> 14 + pi*7/3

=> 14 + 7.33

=> 21.33 inches

The perimeter of each slice of the pizza is 21.33 inches.