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Edited: 21/05/2013 10:19 AM
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Circular argument

I have a 1 foot diameter hoop that I use to mark out circular 1 foot diameter plots in the garden. How can I use the same hoop to mark out plots 2 feet in diameter?
Posted: 21/05/2013 10:07 AM
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Put a peg in the ground at the centre of the plot. Drop the hoop over the peg. Use the hoop and a second peg as a compass to trace out a plot 2 feet in diameter.