High School Math : How to find the area of a circle in pre-algebra

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Example Question #21 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

What is the area of circle with a radius of \displaystyle 7?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 14\pi

\displaystyle 70\pi

\displaystyle 7\pi

\displaystyle 49\pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 49\pi

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, use the equation:

\displaystyle Area=\pi(radius^{2})

Substitute the given value for radius:

\displaystyle Area=\pi(7^{2})

\displaystyle Area=49\pi

Example Question #22 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 12 inches.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 24\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 48\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 12\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 144\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 112\pi \ in^{2}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 144\pi \ in^{2}

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is \displaystyle A=\pi r^2.

Plug your radius value in and you get \displaystyle 144\pi.

Make sure your units are squared.

Example Question #23 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a circle with diameter \displaystyle 6?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 12\pi

\displaystyle 9\pi

\displaystyle 6\pi

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 3\pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 9\pi

Explanation:

The area of a circle is calculated with the equation \displaystyle A=\pi r^2.

\displaystyle r is half of the diameter, which in our case is 3.

\displaystyle A=\pi r^2= (3)^2\pi=9\pi

Example Question #24 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

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

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 149\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 14\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 49\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 117\pi \ in^{2}

\displaystyle 7\pi \ in^{2}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 49\pi \ in^{2}

Explanation:

Use the formula for the area of a circle, \displaystyle A=\pi r^{2}, and plug in 7 for the radius to get \displaystyle 49\pi. Make sure your answer is in units squared. 

Example Question #755 : High School Math

Find the area of a circle with a circumference of \displaystyle 26\pi.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 169\pi

\displaystyle 52\pi

\displaystyle 225

\displaystyle 13\pi

\displaystyle 26\pi

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 169\pi

Explanation:

The circumference equation is \displaystyle C = 2\pi r

If we plug \displaystyle 26\pi into the equation, we can solve for the radius, which is \displaystyle 13.

 

Now, we look for the area of the circle based on the equation \displaystyle A = \pi r^{2}

\displaystyle A = 169\pi

Example Question #25 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

The area of a circle is \displaystyle 49 \pi . What is its radius? 

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 21

\displaystyle 14

\displaystyle 3.5

\displaystyle 49

\displaystyle 7

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 7

Explanation:

Here, we are given the area of a circle and asked to solve for the radius. We know that the formula for the area of a circle is\displaystyle A = \pi(r)^{2}

Plugging in the area, we can cancel out the pi on each side of the equation, so that 

\displaystyle r^{2} = 49

Taking the square root, we find that \displaystyle r = 7

Example Question #25 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

Find the diameter of a circle with an area of \displaystyle 64\pi.

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 8

\displaystyle 24

\displaystyle 64

\displaystyle 16

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 16

Explanation:

The area formula is \displaystyle A = \pi r^{2}

Plugging in the given number for A, we can solve for the radius and find that the radius is 8.

The diameter is twice the radius, so the diameter is \displaystyle 16.

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