Correlation between radius and diameter, help please.

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Correlation between radius and diameter, help please. - Lemmy.world

I recently discovered I could split a piece of 4 inch PVC pipe lengthwise heat it up with a heat gun then weight the pvc between some sheets of plywood and end up with a flat PVC sheet. This was a revelation to me as I am a tinkerer and have sourced pieces of plastic from other sources for years. Once I split the 4 inch pipe up the middle and flattened it I measured it and realised it was exactly 13 inches. I left school 20 years ago and I do realise there is a direct correlation between radius and diameter but I was never very good at mathematics. I currently have a sheet of rubber on my workbench to protect the surface but I think the pvc sheet would be great to protect it if it was big enough. My workbench currently measures just over 24 inches. What diameter of pipe would I need to create a PVC protective top for my work bench. I’m in UK if that helps. There are standard sizes of 4,6,8,10 inches of PVC pipe available from what I can see. I am no Mathematician so any help is greatly appreciated.

Radius is the length of the middle of a circle to the edge (2")

Diameter is the full width of the circle (4")

Circumference is the length of the circle itself were you to cut and unwind it. Circ is calculated via: pi * diameter

So, If you’re wanted 24 inch Circumference, it would be 24 ÷ pi which is 7.639437268.

So a 8+ inch diameter is what youd want.