Common Core: 7th Grade Math : Know and Use the Formulas for the Area and Circumference of a Circle: CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

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Example Question #5 : Area Of A Circle

The circumference of a circle is \displaystyle 12.56 inches. Find the area of the circle.

Let \displaystyle \pi = 3.14.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 11.56\ in^2

\displaystyle 11\ in^2

\displaystyle 13.56\ in^2

\displaystyle 12.56\ in^2

\displaystyle 12\ in^2

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 12.56\ in^2

Explanation:

First we need to find the radius of the circle. The circumference of a circle is \displaystyle Circumference =2\pi r, where \displaystyle r is the radius of the circle. 

\displaystyle 12.56=2\times 3.14\times r\Rightarrow r=2\ in 

The area of a circle is \displaystyle Area=\pi r^2 where \displaystyle r  is the radius of the circle.

\displaystyle Area=\pi r^2=3.14\times 2^2=12.56\ in^2

Example Question #1 : Area Of A Circle

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The radius of a circle is 4 cm, what is the area?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 12.6\ cm^{2}

\displaystyle 50.2\ cm^{2}

\displaystyle 78\ cm^{2}

\displaystyle 58.7\ cm^{2}

\displaystyle 28.3\ cm^{2}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 50.2\ cm^{2}

Explanation:

The area of a circle is found by: \displaystyle Area=r^{2}\pi, where r is the radius.

\displaystyle 4^{2} \pi = 50.2.

The area of the circle is \displaystyle 50.2\ cm^{2}.

Example Question #1 : Plane Geometry

The radius, \displaystyle R, of the circle below is 18 units. What is the area of the circle?

Circle

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 36\pi square units

Cannot be determined

\displaystyle 324\pi square units

\displaystyle 18\pi square units

\displaystyle 324 square units

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 324\pi square units

Explanation:

The formula for the area, \displaystyle A, of a circle with radius \displaystyle R is:

\displaystyle A=\pi R^{2}

We can fill in \displaystyle R

\displaystyle A=\pi (18^{2})

\displaystyle A=324\pi

You could do the arithmetic to get an area of about 1,017.876 square units, but it is ok and more precise to leave it as shown.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle

Give the area of a circle with diameter 13.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{169\pi }{4}

\displaystyle 26 \pi

\displaystyle \frac{13\pi }{2}

\displaystyle \frac{169\pi }{2}

\displaystyle 13 \pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{169\pi }{4}

Explanation:

Half of the diameter 13 is the radius \displaystyle \frac{13}{2}. Use the area formula:

\displaystyle A = \pi r^{2} = \pi \cdot \left ( \frac{13}{2} \right )^{2} = \frac{169\pi }{4}

Example Question #11 : Know And Use The Formulas For The Area And Circumference Of A Circle: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

How many times greater is the area of a circle with a radius of 4in., compared to a circle with a radius of 2in.?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \pi

4\pi\displaystyle 4\pi

4\displaystyle 4

2\pi\displaystyle 2\pi

2\displaystyle 2

Correct answer:

4\displaystyle 4

Explanation:

The area of a circle can be solved using the equation A=\pi r^{2}\displaystyle A=\pi r^{2} 

The area of a circle with radius 4 is \pi 4^{2}=16\pi\displaystyle \pi 4^{2}=16\pi while the area of a circle with radius 2 is \pi 2^{2}=4\pi\displaystyle \pi 2^{2}=4\pi. 16\pi \div 4\pi =4\displaystyle 16\pi \div 4\pi =4

Example Question #12 : Know And Use The Formulas For The Area And Circumference Of A Circle: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

Find the area of a circle that has a radius of \displaystyle \frac{1}{5}.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \frac{1}{25}\pi

\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}

\displaystyle \frac{2}{5}\pi

\displaystyle \frac{1}{10}\pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \frac{1}{25}\pi

Explanation:

Use the following formula to find the area of a circle:

\displaystyle \text{Area}=\pi \times \text{radius}^2

For the circle in question, plug in the given radius to find the area.

In our particular case the radius is \displaystyle \frac{1}{5}.

\displaystyle \text{Area}=\pi \times \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^2=\frac{1}{25}\pi

When squarring a fraction we need to square both the numerator and the denominator.

\displaystyle \pi \times \left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^2=\frac{1^2}{5^2}\pi=\frac{1\cdot 1}{5\cdot 5}\pi=\frac{1}{25}\pi

Example Question #12 : Know And Use The Formulas For The Area And Circumference Of A Circle: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

Find the area of a circle that has a radius of \displaystyle \sqrt5.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 5\pi

\displaystyle 2\sqrt5 \pi

\displaystyle \sqrt{10}\pi

\displaystyle \sqrt{5}\pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 5\pi

Explanation:

Use the following formula to find the area of a circle:

\displaystyle \text{Area}=\pi \times \text{radius}^2

For the circle in question, plug in the given radius to find the area.

In this problem the known radius is \displaystyle \sqrt5

Now plug the radius into the area equation.

\displaystyle \text{Area}=\pi \times \text{radius}^2

Therefore we get,

\displaystyle \text{Area}=\pi \times (\sqrt5)^2=5\pi

Recall that when a square root is squared you are left with the number under the square root sign. This happens because when you square a number you are multiplying it by itself. In our case this is,

\displaystyle (\sqrt{5})^2=\sqrt{5}\cdot \sqrt{5}.

From here we can use the property of multiplication and radicals to rewrite our expression as follows,

\displaystyle \sqrt{5}\cdot \sqrt{5}=\sqrt{5\cdot 5}

and when there are two numbers that are the same under a square root sign you bring out one and the other number and square root sign go away.

\displaystyle \sqrt{5\cdot 5}=5

 

Example Question #13 : Know And Use The Formulas For The Area And Circumference Of A Circle: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

What is the area of a circle with a diameter of \displaystyle 9, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 254

\dpi{100} 255

\dpi{100} 81

\dpi{100} 64

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 64

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is

\dpi{100} \pi r^{2}

Find the radius by dividing 9 by 2:

\dpi{100} \frac{9}{2}=4.5

So the formula for area would now be:

\dpi{100} \pi r^{2}=\pi (4.5)^{2}=20.25\pi \approx 63.6= 64

Example Question #12 : Know And Use The Formulas For The Area And Circumference Of A Circle: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.4

If this circle has a diameter of 12 inches, what is its area?

Circle_12d

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 48\pi\ \text{inches}^{2}

None of the other answers are correct.

\displaystyle 26\pi\ \text{inches}^{2}

\displaystyle 36\pi\ \text{inches}^{2}

\displaystyle 116\ \text{inches}^{2}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 36\pi\ \text{inches}^{2}

Explanation:

To find the area, we need to determine the radius of the circle first.  

The radius is calculated as \displaystyle r=\frac{D}{2}, where D is the diameter.

Given that the diameter is 12 inches, the radius is \displaystyle r=\frac{12}{2}, or \displaystyle r=6\ \text{inches}.

Next, we know that the formula for the area of the circle is \displaystyle A=\pi r^2.

Using the radius we just found, we can find the area:

\displaystyle A=\pi (6)^2=36\pi\ \text{inches}

Example Question #121 : Geometry

What is the area of the circle provided? 

1

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the formula for the area of a circle: 

\displaystyle A= r^2\pi

The circle in this question provides us with the radius, so we can use the formula to solve:

\displaystyle A=3^2\pi

Solve:

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