GED Math : Area of a Circle

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Example Questions

Example Question #131 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 18.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius is half the diameter, or .

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #131 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

Use the FOIL method to simplify the binomials.

Simplify the terms.

Multiply this quantity by pi.

The answer is:  

Example Question #43 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #41 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 25.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #141 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Determine the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #46 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 7in.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, we will use the following formula:

where r is the radius of the circle.

Now, we know the radius of the circle is 7in. So, we can substitute. We get

Example Question #47 : Area Of A Circle

Let 

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 8in.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, we will use the following formula:

where r is the radius of the circle.

Now, we know . We know the diameter of the circle is 8in. We know the diameter is two times the radius. Therefore, the radius is 4in. So, we substitute. We get

Example Question #48 : Area Of A Circle

Determine the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #49 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of the circle.

The radius is half the diameter.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #41 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 16.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius of the circle is half the diameter, or 8.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

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