Aimathic
Login | English | Deutsch

Free Math Worksheets

Build your own math worksheets from 21,000 problems for grades 3 to 12, from fractions to calculus. Every problem includes step-by-step solutions.

Area of circles

Click problems to add them to your worksheet.

5126677
A pizzeria sells two sizes of pepperoni pizza. The small pizza has diameter \(10\,\text{in.}\), and the large pizza has diameter \(16\,\text{in.}\). Find the area of each pizza. Then determine how many more square inches of pizza the large size has. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- How are diameter and radius related? - Which formula gives the area of a circle? - Subtract the smaller area from the larger area.

Solution

1. The radii are \(5\,\text{in.}\) and \(8\,\text{in.}\). 2. The small pizza's area is \(A_s = \pi(5\,\text{in.})^2 = 25\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 78.54\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The large pizza's area is \(A_l = \pi(8\,\text{in.})^2 = 64\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 201.06\,\text{in.}^2\). 4. The area difference is \(64\pi - 25\pi = 39\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 122.52\,\text{in.}^2\).

Answer

Small pizza: approximately \(78.54\,\text{in.}^2\) Large pizza: approximately \(201.06\,\text{in.}^2\) Difference: approximately \(122.52\,\text{in.}^2\)
5126797
Find the requested circle measurement. Round to the nearest hundredth when needed. a) A circle has area \(A = 28.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its radius \(r\). b) A circle has area \(A = 314.16\,\text{m}^2\). Find its diameter \(d\).

Hints

- Which formula relates circle area and radius? - What operation undoes squaring? - How are diameter and radius related?

Solution

1. From \(A=\pi r^2\), solve for radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}}\). 2. For a), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{28.27\,\text{cm}^2}{\pi}}\approx3.00\,\text{cm}\). 3. For b), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{314.16\,\text{m}^2}{\pi}}\approx10.00\,\text{m}\). 4. The diameter is \(d=2r\approx20.00\,\text{m}\).

Answer

a) \(r \approx 3.00\,\text{cm}\) b) \(d \approx 20.00\,\text{m}\)
5126857
A circular rug has a circumference of exactly \(12.00\,\text{ft}\). a) Find the rug's diameter. b) Find the floor area covered by the rug.

Hints

- Which formula relates circumference directly to diameter? - How are radius and diameter related? - Which formula gives circle area?

Solution

1. From \(C=\pi d\), \(d=\frac{12.00\,\text{ft}}{\pi}\approx3.82\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{6}{\pi}\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=\pi r^2=\pi\left(\frac{6}{\pi}\right)^2\,\text{ft}^2=\frac{36}{\pi}\,\text{ft}^2\approx11.46\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(3.82\,\text{ft}\) b) Approximately \(11.46\,\text{ft}^2\)
5138467
Find the missing circle measurements. Round to the nearest tenth. a) The circumference is \(C=25.13\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius \(r\) and area \(A\). b) The area is \(A=28.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the diameter \(d\) and circumference \(C\).

Hints

- How are circumference and area related to radius? - Which operation reverses squaring? - How are radius and diameter related?

Solution

1. For a), \(r=\frac{C}{2\pi}=\frac{25.13\,\text{cm}}{2\pi}\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, \(A=\pi\left(\frac{25.13}{2\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For b), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{28.27\,\text{cm}^2}{\pi}}\approx3.0\,\text{cm}\). 4. Then \(d=2r\approx6.0\,\text{cm}\) and \(C=2\pi r\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(r\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\); \(A\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(d\approx6.0\,\text{cm}\); \(C\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\)
5138557
A circle has area \(A=50\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its radius \(r\), diameter \(d\), and circumference \(C\). Round each answer to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - How are radius and diameter related? - How do you find circumference from radius? - Round only after completing the calculations.

Solution

1. Solve \(A=\pi r^2\) for radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{50}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\). 2. The diameter is \(d=2r\approx8.0\,\text{cm}\). 3. Without using the rounded radius, the circumference is \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(r\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\) \(d\approx8.0\,\text{cm}\) \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\)
5138617
A pizzeria sells two individual pizzas for the same price: 1) a square pizza with side length \(10\,\text{in.}\) 2) a circular pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) Which pizza has the greater area? Support your answer with calculations.

Hints

- Find the square's area. - Convert the circle's diameter to a radius. - Use the circle-area formula and compare the results.

Solution

1. The square pizza has area \((10\,\text{in.})^2=100\,\text{in.}^2\). 2. The circular pizza has radius \(6\,\text{in.}\), so its area is \(\pi(6\,\text{in.})^2=36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. Since \(113.10>100\), the circular pizza has the greater area.

Answer

The circular pizza has the greater area: approximately \(113.10\,\text{in.}^2\), compared with \(100\,\text{in.}^2\) for the square pizza.
5138797
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\approx3.14\). a) Circle A has \(r=4.5\,\text{cm}\). Find \(d\), \(C\), and \(A\). b) Circle B has \(d=12\,\text{dm}\). Find \(r\), \(C\), and \(A\). c) Circle C has \(C=15.7\,\text{m}\). Find \(r\), \(d\), and \(A\).

Hints

- How are radius and diameter related? - Which formulas connect radius with circumference and area? - When circumference is given, find diameter or radius first.

Solution

1. Circle A: \(d=2\cdot4.5\,\text{cm}=9\,\text{cm}\). Also, \(C\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot4.5\,\text{cm}=28.26\,\text{cm}\), and \(A\approx3.14\cdot(4.5\,\text{cm})^2=63.585\,\text{cm}^2\approx63.59\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Circle B: \(r=\frac{12\,\text{dm}}{2}=6\,\text{dm}\). Also, \(C\approx3.14\cdot12\,\text{dm}=37.68\,\text{dm}\), and \(A\approx3.14\cdot(6\,\text{dm})^2=113.04\,\text{dm}^2\). 3. Circle C: \(d\approx\frac{15.7\,\text{m}}{3.14}=5\,\text{m}\), so \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\). Then \(A\approx3.14\cdot(2.5\,\text{m})^2=19.625\,\text{m}^2\approx19.63\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(d=9\,\text{cm}\), \(C\approx28.26\,\text{cm}\), \(A\approx63.59\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(r=6\,\text{dm}\), \(C\approx37.68\,\text{dm}\), \(A\approx113.04\,\text{dm}^2\) c) \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\), \(d=5\,\text{m}\), \(A\approx19.63\,\text{m}^2\)
5139037
A circular flower bed has area \(50.27\,\text{ft}^2\). Find its radius and then the length of edging needed around it. Round both answers to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - Rearrange that formula to isolate the radius. - Which measurement do you need before finding circumference?

Solution

1. The radius is \(r=\sqrt{\frac{50.27\,\text{ft}^2}{\pi}}\approx4.00\,\text{ft}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, the circumference is \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{ft}\approx25.13\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

Radius: approximately \(4.00\,\text{ft}\) Edging length: approximately \(25.13\,\text{ft}\)
5141077
Find the missing measure for each circle. Round each final answer to the nearest tenth. a) A circle has circumference \(C=31.4\,\text{cm}\). Find its area \(A\). b) A circle has area \(A=50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\).

Hints

- How are the radius and circumference related? How are the radius and area related? - Rearrange the appropriate formula to find the radius first. - What intermediate measure connects circumference and area?

Solution

1. For part a, first find the radius: \(r=\frac{C}{2\pi}=\frac{31.4}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx4.997\,\text{cm}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, \(A=\pi\left(\frac{31.4}{2\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2\approx78.460\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(A\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For part b, first find the radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}}=\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx4.000\,\text{cm}\). 4. Without rounding the radius first, \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx25.134\,\text{cm}\), so \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\)
5141137
A circular flower bed has a diameter of \(16\,\text{ft}\). a) Find the length of edging needed to go once around the flower bed. b) Find the area of the flower bed.

Hints

- How are the radius and diameter related? - Which formula gives the distance around a circle? - Which formula gives the area inside a circle?

Solution

1. The edging length is the circumference: \(C=\pi d=\pi(16\,\text{ft})\approx50.27\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(r=\frac{d}{2}=8\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=\pi r^2=\pi(8\,\text{ft})^2\approx201.06\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) About \(50.27\,\text{ft}\) b) About \(201.06\,\text{ft}^2\)
5222577
A circle has area \(A=200.96\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\). Use \(\pi\approx3.14\).

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - Can you use the area to find the radius first? - Which operation reverses squaring? - Which formula gives circumference from radius?

Solution

1. Use the area formula: \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Substitute the given values: \(200.96=3.14r^2\). 3. Solve for \(r^2\): \(r^2=200.96\div3.14=64\). 4. Since a radius is positive, \(r=\sqrt{64}=8\,\text{cm}\). 5. Then \(C=2\pi r=2\cdot3.14\cdot8\,\text{cm}=50.24\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(50.24\,\text{cm}\)
5224517
Complete the table of circle areas. Use \(A=\frac{\pi d^2}{4}\) with \(\pi\approx3.14\). Round each result to the nearest tenth. <table> <tr><td>Diameter \(d\) in \(\text{cm}\)</td><td>\(8\)</td><td>\(20\)</td><td>\(30\)</td><td>\(44\)</td></tr> <tr><td>Area \(A\) in \(\text{cm}^2\)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> </table>

Hints

- According to the formula, which operation should you perform first? - Square each diameter before continuing. - Use the hundredths digit to decide how to round to the nearest tenth. - Substitute each diameter into the formula separately.

Solution

1. For \(d=8\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot8^2}{4}=50.24\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.2\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For \(d=20\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot20^2}{4}=314.0\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For \(d=30\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot30^2}{4}=706.5\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. For \(d=44\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot44^2}{4}=1519.76\,\text{cm}^2\approx1519.8\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The areas are \(50.2\,\text{cm}^2\), \(314.0\,\text{cm}^2\), \(706.5\,\text{cm}^2\), and \(1519.8\,\text{cm}^2\).
5126577
The circumference of a second circle is exactly \(2.5\) times the circumference of a first circle. a) The first circle has diameter \(d_1 = 12\,\text{cm}\). Find its circumference and area. b) Find the radius of the second circle. c) By what factor is the second circle's area greater than the first circle's area? Explain the relationship between the circumference scale factor and the area scale factor.

Hints

- If circumference is multiplied by a factor, what happens to radius? - Use the circumference and area formulas for a circle. - Compare the two area expressions as a ratio. - How do lengths and areas scale when a figure is enlarged?

Solution

1. For the first circle, \(C_1 = \pi(12\,\text{cm}) = 12\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 37.70\,\text{cm}\). 2. Its radius is \(6\,\text{cm}\), so \(A_1 = \pi(6\,\text{cm})^2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Since \(C_2 = 2.5C_1\), the second circumference is \(30\pi\,\text{cm}\). 4. From \(C_2 = 2\pi r_2\), \(r_2 = \frac{30\pi}{2\pi}\,\text{cm} = 15\,\text{cm}\). 5. The second area is \(A_2 = \pi(15\,\text{cm})^2 = 225\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. Therefore, \(\frac{A_2}{A_1}=\frac{225\pi}{36\pi}=6.25\). 7. A circumference scale factor of \(k\) gives the same radius scale factor \(k\), while area changes by \(k^2\). Here, \(2.5^2 = 6.25\).

Answer

a) \(C_1 \approx 37.70\,\text{cm}\); \(A_1 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(15\,\text{cm}\) c) The area scale factor is \(6.25\), which is the square of the circumference scale factor: \(2.5^2 = 6.25\).
5126657
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\) in your calculations and round final answers to the nearest hundredth. a) \(r=4\,\text{cm}\). Find \(C\) and \(A\). b) \(C=31.42\,\text{m}\). Find \(r\) and \(A\). c) \(A=153.94\,\text{mm}^2\). Find \(r\) and \(C\).

Hints

- Which formula gives the area of a circle? - What inverse operation undoes squaring when you solve for radius? - Use the given value in each part to decide which quantity to find first.

Solution

1. For a), \(C = 2\pi\cdot4\,\text{cm} = 8\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 25.13\,\text{cm}\). Also, \(A = \pi\cdot4^2\,\text{cm}^2 = 16\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For b), \(r = \frac{31.42\,\text{m}}{2\pi} \approx 5.00\,\text{m}\). Without rounding the radius first, \(A = \pi r^2 = \frac{(31.42\,\text{m})^2}{4\pi} \approx 78.56\,\text{m}^2\). 3. For c), \(r = \sqrt{\frac{153.94\,\text{mm}^2}{\pi}} \approx 7.00\,\text{mm}\). Without rounding the radius first, \(C = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{153.94}{\pi}}\,\text{mm} \approx 43.98\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

a) \(C \approx 25.13\,\text{cm}\), \(A \approx 50.27\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(r \approx 5.00\,\text{m}\), \(A \approx 78.56\,\text{m}^2\) c) \(r \approx 7.00\,\text{mm}\), \(C \approx 43.98\,\text{mm}\)
5126667
A first circle has radius \(r_1 = 6\,\text{cm}\). A second circle has a diameter that is exactly \(3\) times the first circle's diameter. a) Find the second circle's circumference \(C_2\) and area \(A_2\). b) Find the ratio \(\frac{A_2}{A_1}\). By what factor is the second circle's area greater than the first circle's area?

Hints

- First find the first circle's diameter. - How large is the second diameter when it is \(3\) times the first? - Compare the two areas by dividing. - What happens to area when radius is multiplied by \(3\)?

Solution

1. The first diameter is \(d_1 = 2 \cdot 6\,\text{cm} = 12\,\text{cm}\), and the first area is \(A_1 = \pi(6\,\text{cm})^2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The second diameter is \(d_2 = 3 \cdot 12\,\text{cm} = 36\,\text{cm}\), so \(r_2 = 18\,\text{cm}\). 3. The second circumference is \(C_2 = \pi(36\,\text{cm}) = 36\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\). 4. The second area is \(A_2 = \pi(18\,\text{cm})^2 = 324\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The area ratio is \(\frac{A_2}{A_1}=\frac{324\pi}{36\pi}=9\).

Answer

a) \(C_2 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\), \(A_2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(\frac{A_2}{A_1}=9\), so the second area is \(9\) times the first area.
5126687
A landscaper is planning a circular flower bed with an area of exactly \(200\,\text{ft}^2\). What radius should the flower bed have? Round to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Hints

- Work backward from the circle area formula. - Which operation undoes squaring? - Keep \(\pi\) unrounded until the final step.

Solution

1. Start with \(A = \pi r^2\) and substitute the given area: \(200 = \pi r^2\). 2. Divide by \(\pi\): \(r^2 = \frac{200}{\pi}\). 3. Take the positive square root: \(r = \sqrt{\frac{200}{\pi}} \approx 7.98\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

Approximately \(7.98\,\text{ft}\)
5126717
A pizzeria offers two sizes: - A pizza with diameter \(10\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$7.50\) - A pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$11.00\) Which pizza provides more area per dollar?

Hints

- How are diameter and radius related? - How do you calculate area per dollar? - Compare the two unit rates.

Solution

1. The radii are \(5\,\text{in.}\) and \(6\,\text{in.}\). 2. The areas are \(A_1 = \pi(5\,\text{in.})^2 \approx 78.54\,\text{in.}^2\) and \(A_2 = \pi(6\,\text{in.})^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{78.54}{7.50} \approx 10.47\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 4. The \(12\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{113.10}{11.00} \approx 10.28\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 5. Since \(10.47 > 10.28\), the \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides more area per dollar.

Answer

The \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides more area per dollar: approximately \(10.47\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\), compared with \(10.28\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\) for the \(12\,\text{in.}\) pizza.
5126757
A \(120\,\text{cm}\) piece of wire is first bent into a square and then reshaped into a circle. a) Find the area enclosed by each shape. b) By what percent is the circle's area greater than the square's area? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Hints

- The wire length is the perimeter of each shape. - Find the square's side length and the circle's radius first. - For percent increase, compare the difference with the square's area.

Solution

1. For the square, each side is \(\frac{120\,\text{cm}}{4}=30\,\text{cm}\), so its area is \(30^2\,\text{cm}^2=900\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For the circle, \(120\,\text{cm}=2\pi r\), so \(r=\frac{60}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\). 3. The circle's area is \(A=\pi\left(\frac{60}{\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2=\frac{3600}{\pi}\,\text{cm}^2\approx1145.92\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The area difference is approximately \(1145.92-900=245.92\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Relative to the square, the percent increase is \(\frac{245.92}{900}\cdot100\%\approx27.3\%\).

Answer

a) Square: \(900\,\text{cm}^2\); circle: approximately \(1145.92\,\text{cm}^2\) b) Approximately \(27.3\%\) greater
5126837
A pizzeria sells two sizes of cheese pizza. The small pizza has diameter \(8\,\text{in.}\) and costs \(\$6.00\). The large pizza has diameter \(16\,\text{in.}\) and costs \(\$18.00\). Without calculating the exact areas, determine which pizza provides more area per dollar. Justify your answer using the scale factors for radius and area.

Hints

- What happens to a circle's area when its diameter is doubled? - Compare the area scale factor with the price scale factor. - You do not need the exact value of either area.

Solution

1. The large pizza's diameter and radius are \(2\) times the small pizza's corresponding measurements. 2. Circle area is proportional to the square of the radius, so the large pizza has \(2^2=4\) times the area. 3. The price scale factor is \(\frac{18}{6}=3\). 4. The large pizza provides \(4\) times the area for \(3\) times the price, so it provides more area per dollar.

Answer

The large pizza provides more area per dollar. Its area is \(4\) times as great, while its price is only \(3\) times as great.
5126887
Leon wants to estimate \(\pi\) experimentally. He draws a circle with radius \(r = 6\,\text{cm}\) on grid paper with \(0.5\,\text{cm}\) squares. He counts the fully covered squares and estimates the covered portions of the boundary squares. His total area estimate is equivalent to \(452\) full squares. a) Find Leon's estimated area of the circle in \(\text{cm}^2\). b) Use that area to estimate \(\pi\). c) Find the percent error of Leon's estimate compared with \(\pi \approx 3.14159\). Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

Hints

- What is the area of one square on the grid paper? - Which formula relates the area of a circle, its radius, and \(\pi\)? - How do you calculate percent error between an experimental value and an accepted value?

Solution

1. Each grid square has area \(0.5\,\text{cm} \cdot 0.5\,\text{cm} = 0.25\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The estimated circle area is \(A = 452 \cdot 0.25\,\text{cm}^2 = 113\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. From \(A = \pi r^2\), solve for \(\pi\): \(\pi \approx \frac{A}{r^2}\). 4. Substitute the estimated area and radius: \(\pi \approx \frac{113}{6^2} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\). 5. The percent error is \(\frac{|3.138888\ldots - 3.14159|}{3.14159} \cdot 100\% \approx 0.08598\%\), which rounds to \(0.09\%\).

Answer

a) \(113\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(\pi \approx 3.1389\) c) \(0.09\%\)
5126927
A metal shop cuts circular disks from square sheets of metal. A square sheet with side length \(30\,\text{cm}\) has a mass of exactly \(720\,\text{g}\). A circular disk with radius \(15\,\text{cm}\) is cut from a sheet of the same material and thickness. a) What should the disk's mass be if \(\pi \approx 3.1416\)? b) The measured mass of the disk is actually \(565\,\text{g}\). What estimate of \(\pi\) results from this measurement?

Hints

- What fraction of the square sheet's area is occupied by the circular disk? - Why does the mass ratio equal the area ratio? - Write an equation involving the square's mass, the disk's mass, and \(\pi\).

Solution

1. Because the sheets have the same material and thickness, the mass ratio equals the area ratio. The circle fits exactly inside the square, so \(\frac{A_{\text{circle}}}{A_{\text{square}}} = \frac{\pi r^2}{(2r)^2} = \frac{\pi}{4}\). 2. The theoretical disk mass is \(720\,\text{g} \cdot \frac{3.1416}{4} = 565.488\,\text{g}\), or about \(565.49\,\text{g}\). 3. For the measured mass, solve \(\frac{565}{720} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}\) for \(\pi\). 4. Then \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{565}{720} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(565.49\,\text{g}\) b) \(\pi \approx 3.1389\)
5126937
Two student groups use different experiments to estimate \(\pi\). Group A measures a wheel with diameter \(50\,\text{cm}\). In one complete rotation, the wheel travels \(157\,\text{cm}\). Group B cuts a \(20\,\text{cm} \times 20\,\text{cm}\) square and a circle with radius \(10\,\text{cm}\) from uniform cardboard. The square has a mass of \(24\,\text{g}\), and the circle has a mass of \(19\,\text{g}\). Find each group's estimate of \(\pi\). Then determine which estimate is closer to \(\pi \approx 3.14159\).

Hints

- Which equation relates a circle's circumference and diameter? - For pieces made from the same uniform material and thickness, how are mass and area related? - Compare each estimate with \(3.14159\).

Solution

1. For Group A, use \(C = \pi d\): \(\pi \approx \frac{C}{d} = \frac{157}{50} = 3.14\). 2. For Group B, the circle's diameter equals the square's side length. Because the cardboard is uniform, the mass ratio equals the area ratio, so \(\frac{19}{24} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}\). 3. Solve for \(\pi\): \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{19}{24} = \frac{19}{6} \approx 3.1667\). 4. Group A's absolute error is \(|3.14 - 3.14159| = 0.00159\). Group B's absolute error is \(|3.166666\ldots - 3.14159| \approx 0.02508\). 5. Because \(0.00159 < 0.02508\), Group A's estimate is closer.

Answer

Group A: \(\pi \approx 3.14\) Group B: \(\pi \approx 3.1667\) Group A's estimate is closer to \(3.14159\).
5127157
A center-pivot irrigation system has a \(120\,\text{m}\) arm that rotates around a fixed point and waters a circular field. One full rotation takes exactly \(10\) hours. a) Find the area watered during one full rotation. b) Find the speed of the outermost sprinkler nozzle in meters per minute.

Hints

- What shape does the rotating arm sweep out? - Which formulas give the area and the distance traveled by the tip? - Convert \(10\) hours to minutes before calculating the requested speed.

Solution

1. The watered region is a circle with radius \(120\,\text{m}\), so \(A=\pi(120\,\text{m})^2=14{,}400\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\). 2. The outer nozzle travels one circumference per rotation: \(C=2\pi(120\,\text{m})=240\pi\,\text{m}\approx753.98\,\text{m}\). 3. Convert the time: \(10\,\text{hr}=600\,\text{min}\). 4. The speed is \(v=\frac{240\pi\,\text{m}}{600\,\text{min}}\approx1.26\,\text{m/min}\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\) b) Approximately \(1.26\,\text{m/min}\)
5138807
A circular flower bed has area \(A=28.26\,\text{ft}^2\). Use \(\pi\approx3.14\). a) Find the radius. b) A fence will be placed around the bed. What is the minimum fence length? c) If the radius were doubled, how would the fence length and area change? Explain without repeating all calculations.

Hints

- Rearrange the circle-area formula to find the radius. - What circle measurement represents the fence length? - In which formula is the radius squared?

Solution

1. From \(A=\pi r^2\), \(r^2\approx\frac{28.26}{3.14}\,\text{ft}^2=9\,\text{ft}^2\), so \(r=3\,\text{ft}\). 2. The fence length is the circumference: \(C\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot3\,\text{ft}=18.84\,\text{ft}\). 3. Circumference is proportional to radius, so doubling the radius doubles the fence length. 4. Area depends on the square of the radius, so doubling the radius multiplies the area by \(2^2=4\).

Answer

a) \(3\,\text{ft}\) b) \(18.84\,\text{ft}\) c) The fence length doubles, and the area is multiplied by \(4\).
5138817
A square and a circle each have perimeter \(20\,\text{cm}\). Which figure encloses the greater area? Use \(\pi\approx3.14\) and round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Use the perimeter to find the square's side length. - Use the same perimeter to find the circle's radius. - Calculate and compare the two areas.

Solution

1. The square's side length is \(\frac{20\,\text{cm}}{4}=5\,\text{cm}\), so its area is \(25\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The circle's radius is \(r\approx\frac{20\,\text{cm}}{2\cdot3.14}\approx3.1847\,\text{cm}\). 3. The circle's area is \(A\approx3.14\cdot(3.1847\,\text{cm})^2\approx31.85\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Since \(31.85>25\), the circle encloses the greater area.

Answer

The square encloses \(25\,\text{cm}^2\). The circle encloses approximately \(31.85\,\text{cm}^2\), so the circle has the greater area.
5138897
A pizzeria offers two cheese pizzas: - A standard pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$8.50\) - A family pizza with diameter \(14\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$11.00\) a) Find the area of each pizza. b) Find the price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) for each pizza. Which is the better value? c) What diameter would give a pizza exactly four times the area of the standard pizza?

Hints

- Use radius, not diameter, in the circle-area formula. - Divide price by the number of \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) units. - How does multiplying the radius by \(2\) affect the area? - Use the area scale factor to find the new diameter.

Solution

1. The standard pizza has radius \(6\,\text{in.}\), so \(A_s=36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 2. The family pizza has radius \(7\,\text{in.}\), so \(A_f=49\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx153.94\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The standard price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) is \(\frac{\$8.50}{113.10/10}\approx\$0.75\). 4. The family price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) is \(\frac{\$11.00}{153.94/10}\approx\$0.71\), so the family pizza is less expensive per unit area. 5. Quadrupling the standard area requires doubling the radius, so the new diameter is \(24\,\text{in.}\).

Answer

a) Standard: approximately \(113.10\,\text{in.}^2\); family: approximately \(153.94\,\text{in.}^2\) b) Standard: approximately \(\$0.75\) per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\); family: approximately \(\$0.71\) per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\). The family pizza is the better value. c) \(24\,\text{in.}\)
5141157
A glass shop is comparing two circular panes. Pane A has an area of \(700\,\text{cm}^2\). Pane B has a circumference of \(95\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius of each pane. Which pane has the greater diameter? Support your answer with calculations.

Hints

- Rearrange the area and circumference formulas to isolate the radius. - How are radius and diameter related? - Compare the calculated diameters directly.

Solution

1. For pane A, \(r_A=\sqrt{\frac{700}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx14.93\,\text{cm}\). Its diameter is \(d_A=2\sqrt{\frac{700}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx29.85\,\text{cm}\). 2. For pane B, \(r_B=\frac{95}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx15.12\,\text{cm}\). Its diameter is \(d_B=\frac{95}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx30.24\,\text{cm}\). 3. Since \(30.24\,\text{cm}>29.85\,\text{cm}\), pane B has the greater diameter.

Answer

Pane A has radius about \(14.93\,\text{cm}\) and diameter about \(29.85\,\text{cm}\). Pane B has radius about \(15.12\,\text{cm}\) and diameter about \(30.24\,\text{cm}\). Pane B has the greater diameter.
5224527
For each circle, either the diameter \(d\) or the area \(A\) is given. Use \(A=\frac{\pi d^2}{4}\) with \(\pi\approx3.14\) to find the missing value. Round final results to the nearest whole number. a) \(d=12\,\text{cm}\). Find \(A\). b) \(A=1256\,\text{cm}^2\). Find \(d\). c) \(d=50\,\text{cm}\). Find \(A\). d) \(A=2826\,\text{cm}^2\). Find \(d\).

Hints

- How can you rearrange the formula so that the diameter is isolated? - Which operation reverses squaring? - For area calculations, check the order in which you square and multiply. - Use the tenths digit to round to the nearest whole number.

Solution

1. For circle \(1\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot12^2}{4}=113.04\,\text{cm}^2\approx113\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. To find a diameter from an area, rearrange the formula: \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4A}{\pi}}\). 3. For circle \(2\), \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4\cdot1256}{3.14}}\,\text{cm}=\sqrt{1600}\,\text{cm}=40\,\text{cm}\). 4. For circle \(3\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot50^2}{4}=1962.5\,\text{cm}^2\approx1963\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. For circle \(4\), \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4\cdot2826}{3.14}}\,\text{cm}=\sqrt{3600}\,\text{cm}=60\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A=113\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(d=40\,\text{cm}\) c) \(A=1963\,\text{cm}^2\) d) \(d=60\,\text{cm}\)
5138577
For a circle, the numerical value of its area in square centimeters is exactly \(4\) times the numerical value of its circumference in centimeters. Find the radius \(r\) and area \(A\) of the circle.

Hints

- Translate the relationship into an equation. - Substitute the circle formulas for area and circumference. - Simplify the equation to isolate the radius.

Solution

1. Represent the condition by \(A=4C\), comparing the stated numerical values. 2. Substitute \(A=\pi r^2\) and \(C=2\pi r\): \(\pi r^2=4(2\pi r)\). 3. Simplify: \(\pi r^2=8\pi r\). 4. Since the circle has positive radius, divide by \(\pi r\) to get \(r=8\,\text{cm}\). 5. The area is \(A=\pi\cdot8^2\,\text{cm}^2=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(r=8\,\text{cm}\) \(A\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\)

All problems may be used, copied and printed free of charge for school and tutoring, including paid tutoring. Commercial adaptations as well as publication or redistribution on the internet are not permitted.