It's an imaginary line. If it has an end, then it is an Arc, not a circle.
2006-07-14 15:08:53
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answer #1
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answered by rockEsquirrel 5
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Since a circle is made up of an infinite number of points and a point has no size or shape, a circle has no size or shape. You can never draw a true circle by definition. Since you can not draw it, there can be no beginning or end.
2006-07-14 19:36:42
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answer #2
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answered by Greyhound_Guy 2
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The circle as a shape has no corners or end points but is a continuous line. To draw it, you just need to make the shape of a circle and continue far enough over the previously drawn line to not have a beginning or end to the shape. The begin and end of a circle is not referring to time, but to the shape itself. The begin and end to which you refer to is the time to draw it, which does have a beginning and an end.
2006-07-14 15:09:32
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answer #3
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answered by SkyWayGuy 3
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We live in 4 dimensions, 3-space and time. When you draw a circle, it is actually a spiral (or, if you prefer, a helix) in 4D space-time. If you compress 4D down to 3D, you will, in effect, "close" the circle and thus it has no beginning or end point. To do this, you do all the drawing at the same time, that is, you lay an inked circular object down on paper.
2006-07-14 17:16:05
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answer #4
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answered by angyansheng65537 2
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Take a stickpin and stick it into a piece of cork or a bulletin board. Attach a string to the pin, and on the other end attach a pen or pencil Rotate the pencil around the pin at the end of the string. You've now demonstrated the PRINCIPLE of generating a circle. That is, rotational ACTION. Once the action is completed by one rotation, then you've generated a circle.
2006-07-14 15:11:29
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answer #5
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answered by Joya 5
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If you look at a perfect circle then you cannot tell where is starts or stops. It is the same not matter which way you turn the paper, never a starting or stopping point.
2006-07-14 15:12:40
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answer #6
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answered by # one 6
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You have no ability for abstract thought, do you? 8-)
Imagine a circle in your head, don't draw it, and find the beginning and/or end. Get it now?
2006-07-14 15:10:12
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answer #7
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answered by jgold 2
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By definition a circle is a locus of a point which moves such that its distance from a fixed point is always the same.
2006-07-14 15:10:06
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answer #8
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answered by Subhash G 2
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Very analytical, but it is just an analogy. The finished figure has no end.
This is a circle O No endpoints, eh?
This is a square [] actually a rectangle... Point is it has well, endpoints :P.
2006-07-14 15:14:39
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answer #9
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answered by Anonymous
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You could also dip the top of a glass in ink and press it on a paper. No beginning, and no end.
2006-07-14 15:56:09
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answer #10
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answered by Anonymous
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