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Example Questions
Example Question #141 : 2 Dimensional Geometry
Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 16.
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:
Example Question #51 : Area Of A Circle
What is the area of a circle with the radius of ?
Write the formula for the area of a circle.
Substitute the radius into the equation.
The answer is:
Example Question #144 : 2 Dimensional Geometry
Find the area of a circle with a radius of .
Write the formula for the area of a circle.
Substitute the radius.
The answer is:
Example Question #51 : Area Of A Circle
Find the area of a circle with a diameter of .
Divide the diameter by two to obtain the radius.
Substitute the radius into the formula of the area of the circle.
The answer is:
Example Question #142 : 2 Dimensional Geometry
Find the area of a circle with a radius of .
Write the formula for the area of a circle.
Substitute the radius.
The answer is:
Example Question #151 : Circles
Determine the area of a circle with a radius of .
Write the formula for the area of a circle.
Substitute the known radius.
The answer is:
Example Question #51 : Area Of A Circle
You have a giant gong that has a diameter of . Find the area of the gong.
You have a giant gong that has a diameter of . Find the area of the gong.
To relate radius and diameter, use the following formula:
So, to find our radius from our diameter, divide by 2:
Next, recall the following formula for area:
So, plug in our radius and solve.
Making our answer:
Example Question #151 : Geometry And Graphs
If the circumference of a circle is , what is the area of the circle in square inches? Use .
Recall how to find the circumference of a circle.
, where is the radius.
Plug in the given circumference and solve for the radius.
Next, recall how to find the area of a circle.
Plug in the given radius to find the area.
Example Question #154 : Geometry And Graphs
While doing your homework, you become distracted by the 3 holes on the margin of your paper. You estimate that the holes have a diameter of 2.5 cm. What is the area of the circles?
While doing your homework, you become distracted by the 3 holes on the margin of your paper. You estimate that the holes have a diameter of 2.5 cm. What is the area of the circles?
To find the area of a circle, we first need to find our radius:
Next, use the following formula to find the area:
So our answer is
Example Question #52 : Area Of A Circle
You have a circular desk which you study at. If the desk has a radius of 2.5 ft, what is its area?
You have a circular desk which you study at. If the desk has a radius of 2.5 ft, what is its area?
Find the area of a circle with the following formula:
We know the radius is 2.5 ft, so plug and solve.
So our answer is