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Area of circles

Learning goals

  • Computes a circle's area from its radius or diameter.
  • Distinguishes a circle's radius from its diameter.
  • Expresses area in square units.
  • Finds a circle's radius or diameter from its area.
  • Checks a circle's area using enclosing figures or an approximation for π.
  • Explains the circle-area formula using a geometric model.

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Area of circles 1
A circle has radius \(5\,\text{cm}\). Find its area exactly in terms of \(\pi\).

Hints

- Which circle formula uses the radius squared? - Keep \(\pi\) in the answer because an exact value is requested.

Solution

1. Use \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Substitute \(r=5\,\text{cm}\): \(A=\pi(5)^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\)
Area of circles 2
Is segment \(OA\) a radius or a diameter? Explain.
Figure for problem 559770

Hints

- Look at where the segment starts and ends. - How many points on the circle are endpoints of a diameter? - Which name means center-to-edge distance?

Solution

1. The segment starts at the circle's center and ends on the circle. 2. Such a segment is a radius. A diameter would reach across the circle through its center from one edge to the other.

Answer

A radius. It connects the center to one point on the circle.
Area of circles 3
A circle has radius \(4\,\text{cm}\). Before multiplying by \(\pi\), which number should appear in its area calculation: \(4\), \(8\), or \(16\)? Explain.

Hints

- Which measurement does the area formula square? - What is \(4\cdot4\)? - Are you calculating a length or an area?

Solution

1. Circle area uses the square of the radius: \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Here \(r^2=4\cdot4=16\), so the area is \(16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(16\), because the radius is squared.
Area of circles 4
A circle of radius \(3\,\text{cm}\) and a square of side \(6\,\text{cm}\) are drawn together. Which has the greater area? Explain using the drawing rather than a decimal for \(\pi\).
Figure for problem 559773

Hints

- Think about the regions covered by the two shapes. - Does the circle cover each corner of the square?

Solution

1. The circle lies completely inside the square. 2. Four corners of the square remain outside the circle, so the square has greater area.

Answer

The square has greater area because part of the square lies outside the circle.
Area of circles 5
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 \(122.52\,\text{in.}^2\)
Area of circles 6
A landscaper plans a circular flower bed with an area of exactly \(64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\). What radius should the flower bed have?

Hints

- Which measurement is squared in the formula for circle area? - Look at the number multiplying \(\pi\) in the area. - What positive number has that square?

Solution

1. The area of a circle is \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. From \(\pi r^2=64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\), the radius squared must be \(64\,\text{ft}^2\). 3. Since \(8^2=64\) and a radius is positive, \(r=8\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

\(8\,\text{ft}\).
Area of circles 7
Find the requested measurement for each circle. a) The area is \(9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the radius. b) The area is \(100\pi\,\text{m}^2\). Find the diameter.

Hints

- Which factor of the area is equal to the radius squared? - Match that number to a familiar whole-number square. - Which part asks for twice the radius rather than the radius itself?

Solution

1. For a), \(A=\pi r^2\) gives \(r^2=9\,\text{cm}^2\), so the positive radius is \(r=3\,\text{cm}\). 2. For b), \(r^2=100\,\text{m}^2\), so \(r=10\,\text{m}\). 3. The diameter is twice the radius: \(d=2\cdot10\,\text{m}=20\,\text{m}\).

Answer

a) \(3\,\text{cm}\). b) \(20\,\text{m}\).
Area of circles 8
A circular rug has a circumference of exactly \(12.00\,\text{ft}\). a) Find the rug's diameter. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the floor area covered by the rug. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

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

Solution

1. From \(C=\pi d\), \(d=\frac{12}{\pi}\,\text{ft}\approx3.82\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(r=\frac{6}{\pi}\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=\pi r^2=\frac{36}{\pi}\,\text{ft}^2\approx11.46\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) \(\frac{12}{\pi}\,\text{ft} \approx 3.82\,\text{ft}\) b) \(\frac{36}{\pi}\,\text{ft}^2 \approx 11.46\,\text{ft}^2\)
Area of circles 9
Find the missing circle measurements. Round decimal answers to the nearest tenth. a) The circumference is \(C=25.13\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius \(r\) and area \(A\). b) The area is \(A=9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the diameter \(d\) and circumference \(C\).

Hints

- Which circle formula helps you work backward from circumference? - Why should you keep the radius unrounded when you calculate the area? - In part b), first match the factor multiplying \(\pi\) to a familiar square.

Solution

1. For a), \(r=\frac{25.13}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\). 2. Using the unrounded radius, \(A=\frac{25.13^2}{4\pi}\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For b), \(A=\pi r^2=9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(r^2=9\,\text{cm}^2\) and \(r=3\,\text{cm}\). 4. Therefore, \(d=2r=6\,\text{cm}\) and \(C=2\pi r=6\pi\,\text{cm}\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(r\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\), \(A\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\). b) \(d=6\,\text{cm}\), \(C=6\pi\,\text{cm}\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\).
Area of circles 10
A circular sign has area \(A=81\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its radius \(r\), diameter \(d\), and circumference \(C\). Round any decimal answers to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- The circle area tells you what the square of the radius must be. - How do you obtain the diameter from the radius? - Which formula uses the radius to find the length around the circle?

Solution

1. The area formula \(A=\pi r^2\) gives \(r^2=81\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(r=9\,\text{cm}\). 2. The diameter is \(d=2r=18\,\text{cm}\). 3. The circumference is \(C=2\pi r=18\pi\,\text{cm}\approx56.5\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(r=9\,\text{cm}\), \(d=18\,\text{cm}\), \(C=18\pi\,\text{cm}\approx56.5\,\text{cm}\).
Area of circles 11
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? Give the circle's area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest hundredth, and support your comparison with calculations.

Hints

- Find the square's area first. - Convert the circle's diameter to a radius. - Compare the two areas using the requested approximation only at the end.

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 \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. Since \(113.10>100\), the circular pizza has the greater area.

Answer

The circular pizza has the greater area: \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\), compared with \(100\,\text{in.}^2\) for the square pizza.
Area of circles 12
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\approx3.14\). Round any nonterminating decimal result to the nearest hundredth. 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 before area.

Solution

1. Circle A: \(d=9\,\text{cm}\), \(C\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot4.5\,\text{cm}=28.26\,\text{cm}\), and \(A\approx3.14(4.5)^2\,\text{cm}^2=63.59\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Circle B: \(r=6\,\text{dm}\), \(C\approx3.14\cdot12\,\text{dm}=37.68\,\text{dm}\), and \(A\approx3.14(6)^2\,\text{dm}^2=113.04\,\text{dm}^2\). 3. Circle C: \(d\approx15.7\div3.14=5\,\text{m}\), so \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\). Then \(A\approx3.14(2.5)^2\,\text{m}^2=19.63\,\text{m}^2\).

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) \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\), \(d=5\,\text{m}\), \(A\approx19.63\,\text{m}^2\)
Area of circles 13
A circular flower bed has area \(16\pi\,\text{ft}^2\). Find its radius and the length of edging needed around it. Give the edging length in terms of \(\pi\) and to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Hints

- How does the area formula connect an area to the radius squared? - Look for a familiar whole-number square after removing the factor \(\pi\). - Which formula gives the distance around the bed once you know its radius?

Solution

1. Use \(A=\pi r^2\). Since \(16\pi=\pi r^2\), the radius squared is \(16\). 2. The positive number whose square is \(16\) is \(4\), so \(r=4\,\text{ft}\). 3. The length around the bed is \(C=2\pi r=8\pi\,\text{ft}\approx25.13\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

Radius: \(4\,\text{ft}\). Edging length: \(8\pi\,\text{ft}\approx25.13\,\text{ft}\).
Area of circles 14
Find the missing measure for each circle. Round each final decimal answer to the nearest tenth. a) A circle has circumference \(C=31.4\,\text{cm}\). Find its area \(A\). b) A circle has area \(A=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\).

Hints

- For a), begin with the circumference formula to find the radius. - For b), which number has the square shown in the area after dividing by \(\pi\)? - Leave the radius unrounded until the last step of a calculation.

Solution

1. For 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, \(A=\pi\left(\frac{31.4}{2\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For b), \(A=\pi r^2=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) means \(r^2=36\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(r=6\,\text{cm}\). 4. The circumference is \(C=2\pi r=12\pi\,\text{cm}\approx37.7\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\). b) \(C=12\pi\,\text{cm}\approx37.7\,\text{cm}\).
Area of circles 15
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. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and an approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the area of the flower bed. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and an approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which formula gives the distance around a circle from its diameter? - How are radius and diameter related? - Keep \(\pi\) symbolic until the requested approximation.

Solution

1. The edging length is the circumference: \(C=16\pi\,\text{ft}\approx50.27\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(8\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\approx201.06\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) \(16\pi\,\text{ft}\approx50.27\,\text{ft}\) b) \(64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\approx201.06\,\text{ft}^2\)
Area of circles 16
A circle has area \(A=200.96\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\). Use \(\pi\approx3.14\).

Hints

- Which formula connects circle area and radius? - Divide by the approximation for \(\pi\) to find the radius squared. - Which positive whole number has the square you found? - How can that radius give the circumference?

Solution

1. Use the area formula: \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Substitute the given values: \(200.96=3.14r^2\). 3. Divide to get \(r^2=200.96\div3.14=64\). 4. Because \(8^2=64\) and a radius is positive, \(r=8\,\text{cm}\). 5. Then \(C=2\pi r\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot8\,\text{cm}=50.24\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(50.24\,\text{cm}\).
Area of circles 17
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 \(1519.8\,\text{cm}^2\).
Area of circles 18
The diagram shows a circular sign with center \(O\). a) Find its area exactly in terms of \(\pi\). b) Find its area to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.
Figure for problem 551219

Hints

- Identify whether the labeled segment in the diagram is a radius or a diameter. - Use the circle-area formula with the radius read from the diagram.

Solution

1. The diagram shows a radius of \(6\,\text{cm}\). 2. Use \(A=\pi r^2\): \(A=\pi(6)^2=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Numerically, \(36\pi\approx113.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) b) Approximately \(113.1\,\text{cm}^2\)
Area of circles 19
A circle has radius \(5\,\text{cm}\). Mia says its area is \(10\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the correct area and explain Mia's mistake.

Hints

- What does the exponent in \(A=\pi r^2\) mean? - Check Mia's number against the area of a square with side equal to the radius.

Solution

1. The area is \(A=\pi r^2=\pi\cdot5^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Mia doubled the radius instead of squaring it. Doubling gives \(10\), but squaring gives \(25\).

Answer

\(25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Mia used twice the radius instead of its square.
Area of circles 20
Find the exact area of the circle in terms of \(\pi\).
Figure for problem 559774

Hints

- Does the labeled line measure a radius or a diameter? - Which measurement belongs in the circle-area formula? - Leave \(\pi\) in your final answer.

Solution

1. The segment through the center is the diameter, \(10\,\text{cm}\). 2. The radius is \(10\div2=5\,\text{cm}\). 3. The area is \(A=\pi\cdot5^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).
Area of circles 21
A semicircle is half a circle with radius \(6\,\text{cm}\). Find its area in terms of \(\pi\).

Hints

- Start with the area of the whole circle. - What fraction of the circle is one semicircle?

Solution

1. The full circle has area \(\pi\cdot6^2=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. A semicircle covers half that region, so its area is \(18\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(18\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).
Area of circles 22
Circle A has radius \(2\,\text{cm}\), and circle B has radius \(4\,\text{cm}\). How many times as large is B's area as A's? Explain using the area formula.

Hints

- Compare the squares of the two radii. - Is area proportional to the radius or its square?

Solution

1. A's area is \(\pi\cdot2^2=4\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. B's area is \(\pi\cdot4^2=16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The ratio is \(16\pi\div4\pi=4\), not \(2\).

Answer

Four times as large. Doubling the radius multiplies the area by \(4\).
Area of circles 23
A circular path surrounds a round flower bed. The outer radius is \(5\,\text{m}\), and the flower bed has radius \(3\,\text{m}\). Find the area of the path in terms of \(\pi\).
Figure for problem 559777

Hints

- Which circle covers the path and flower bed together? - Does the flower bed belong in the path's area? - How can you use both circle areas to count only the path?

Solution

1. The larger circle has area \(\pi\cdot5^2=25\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 2. The flower bed has area \(\pi\cdot3^2=9\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 3. The path has area \(25\pi-9\pi=16\pi\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

\(16\pi\,\text{m}^2\).
Area of circles 24
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. Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. 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 \(C_2 = 2\pi r_2\), \(r_2 = 15\,\text{cm}\). 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) \(C_1 = 12\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 37.70\,\text{cm}\); \(A_1 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(15\,\text{cm}\) c) The area scale factor is \(6.25\), which is the square of the circumference scale factor: \(2.5^2 = 6.25\).
Area of circles 25
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\) in your calculations. Round decimal 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) \(A=49\pi\,\text{mm}^2\). Find \(r\) and \(C\).

Hints

- Which circle formula gives circumference, and which gives area? - In part b), start from the given circumference and work toward the radius. - In part c), what familiar whole number has a square matching the factor multiplied by \(\pi\)?

Solution

1. For a), \(C=2\pi\cdot4\,\text{cm}=8\pi\,\text{cm}\approx25.13\,\text{cm}\). Also, \(A=\pi\cdot4^2\,\text{cm}^2=16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For b), \(r=\frac{31.42}{2\pi}\,\text{m}\approx5.00\,\text{m}\). Using the unrounded radius, \(A=\frac{31.42^2}{4\pi}\,\text{m}^2\approx78.56\,\text{m}^2\). 3. For c), \(A=\pi r^2=49\pi\,\text{mm}^2\) means \(r^2=49\,\text{mm}^2\), so \(r=7\,\text{mm}\). Then \(C=2\pi\cdot7\,\text{mm}=14\pi\,\text{mm}\approx43.98\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

a) \(C\approx25.13\,\text{cm}\), \(A\approx50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). b) \(r\approx5.00\,\text{m}\), \(A\approx78.56\,\text{m}^2\). c) \(r=7\,\text{mm}\), \(C=14\pi\,\text{mm}\approx43.98\,\text{mm}\).
Area of circles 26
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 \(A_2\). Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. 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 \(A_1 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 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 \(C_2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\). 4. The second area is \(A_2 = 324\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The area ratio is \(\frac{A_2}{A_1} = \frac{324\pi}{36\pi} = 9\).

Answer

a) \(C_2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\); \(A_2 = 324\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(\frac{A_2}{A_1} = 9\), so the second area is \(9\) times the first area.
Area of circles 27
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? Round each area-per-dollar rate to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- How are diameter and radius related? - How do you calculate area per dollar? - Compare the two unit rates after rounding them to the requested place.

Solution

1. The radii are \(5\,\text{in.}\) and \(6\,\text{in.}\). 2. The areas are \(25\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 78.54\,\text{in.}^2\) and \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{25\pi}{7.50} \approx 10.47\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 4. The \(12\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{36\pi}{11.00} \approx 10.28\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 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.
Area of circles 28
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. Give the circle's area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest hundredth. 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 area 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 \(900\,\text{cm}^2\). 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: \(\frac{3600}{\pi}\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1145.92\,\text{cm}^2\) b) Approximately \(27.3\%\) greater
Area of circles 29
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.
Area of circles 30
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 \(\pi\). Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. 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 grid square? - Which formula relates the area of a circle, its radius, and \(\pi\)? - For percent error, compare the experimental estimate with the stated reference 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 \(A = \pi r^2\), \(\pi \approx \frac{A}{r^2} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\). 4. 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) \(0.09\%\)
Area of circles 31
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 \(\pi \approx 3.1416\)? Round to the nearest hundredth of a gram. b) The measured mass of the disk is actually \(565\,\text{g}\). What estimate of \(\pi\) results from this measurement? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.

Hints

- What fraction of the square sheet's area is occupied by the inscribed circular disk? - Why does the mass ratio equal the area ratio here? - Use the requested rounding place only after setting up each ratio.

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 \(\frac{A_{\text{circle}}}{A_{\text{square}}} = \frac{\pi}{4}\). 2. The theoretical disk mass is \(720\,\text{g} \cdot \frac{3.1416}{4} = 565.488\,\text{g} \approx 565.49\,\text{g}\). 3. For the measured mass, \(\frac{565}{720} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}\). 4. Thus \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{565}{720} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(565.49\,\text{g}\) b) \(\pi \approx 3.1389\)
Area of circles 32
Two 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 \(\pi\), rounding each estimate to the nearest ten-thousandth. Then determine which estimate is closer to \(\pi \approx 3.14159\).

Hints

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

Solution

1. For Group A, \(\pi \approx \frac{C}{d} = \frac{157}{50} = 3.1400\). 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: \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{19}{24} = \frac{19}{6} \approx 3.1667\). 4. Group A's absolute error is \(|3.14 - 3.14159| = 0.00159\). Group B's absolute error is approximately \(0.02508\). 5. Group A's estimate is closer.

Answer

Group A: \(\pi \approx 3.1400\) Group B: \(\pi \approx 3.1667\) Group A's estimate is closer to \(3.14159\).
Area of circles 33
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. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the speed of the outermost sprinkler nozzle in meters per minute. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- What shape does the rotating arm sweep out? - What distance does the tip travel in one full rotation? - Convert the rotation time to minutes before finding speed.

Solution

1. The watered region is a circle with radius \(120\,\text{m}\), so \(A=14{,}400\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\). 2. The outer nozzle travels one circumference per rotation: \(C=240\pi\,\text{m}\). 3. Convert the time: \(10\,\text{hr}=600\,\text{min}\). 4. The speed is \(v=\frac{240\pi\,\text{m}}{600\,\text{min}}=\frac{2\pi}{5}\,\text{m/min}\approx1.26\,\text{m/min}\).

Answer

a) \(14{,}400\pi\,\text{m}^2 \approx 45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\) b) \(\frac{2\pi}{5}\,\text{m/min} \approx 1.26\,\text{m/min}\)
Area of circles 34
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 \(4\).
Area of circles 35
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.
Area of circles 36
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. Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) for each pizza, rounded to the nearest cent. 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. - What radius scale factor gives an area scale factor of \(4\)?

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 approximately \(\$0.75\). 4. The family price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) is approximately \(\$0.71\), so the family pizza is the better value. 5. Quadrupling area requires doubling the radius, so the new diameter is \(24\,\text{in.}\).

Answer

a) Standard: \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\); family: \(49\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx153.94\,\text{in.}^2\) 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) \(24\,\text{in.}\)
Area of circles 37
A glass shop is comparing two circular panes. Pane A has an area of \(225\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Pane B has a circumference of \(95\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius and diameter of each pane to the nearest hundredth. Which pane has the greater diameter? Support your answer with calculations.

Hints

- Which familiar positive number, when squared, matches pane A's area factor? - How do you recover diameter directly from circumference for pane B? - Compare the diameters, not the areas.

Solution

1. For pane A, \(\pi r_A^2=225\pi\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(r_A=15\,\text{cm}\) because \(15^2=225\). Thus \(d_A=30\,\text{cm}\). 2. For pane B, \(r_B=\frac{95}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx15.12\,\text{cm}\) and \(d_B=\frac{95}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx30.24\,\text{cm}\). 3. Because \(\frac{95}{\pi}>30\), pane B has the greater diameter.

Answer

Pane A: \(r=15.00\,\text{cm}\), \(d=30.00\,\text{cm}\). Pane B: \(r\approx15.12\,\text{cm}\), \(d\approx30.24\,\text{cm}\). Pane B has the greater diameter.
Area of circles 38
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

- In the reverse cases, rearrange the formula to identify the diameter squared. - Match a square value to a familiar whole-number square. - In the forward cases, square the given diameter before multiplying. - Round only the final area, not the intermediate calculation.

Solution

1. For a), \(A\approx\frac{3.14\cdot12^2}{4}=113.04\,\text{cm}^2\approx113\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For b), \(d^2=\frac{4A}{\pi}\approx\frac{4\cdot1256}{3.14}=1600\,\text{cm}^2\). Since \(40^2=1600\), the positive diameter is \(40\,\text{cm}\). 3. For c), \(A\approx\frac{3.14\cdot50^2}{4}=1962.5\,\text{cm}^2\approx1963\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. For d), \(d^2\approx\frac{4\cdot2826}{3.14}=3600\,\text{cm}^2\). Since \(60^2=3600\), the diameter is \(60\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A\approx113\,\text{cm}^2\). b) \(d=40\,\text{cm}\). c) \(A\approx1963\,\text{cm}^2\). d) \(d=60\,\text{cm}\).
Area of circles 39
The diagram shows a circular vinyl decal. The labeled segment passes through center \(O\), so it is a diameter. Vinyl costs \(\$0.08\) per square inch. Ignoring waste, find: a) the area of the decal to the nearest tenth of a square inch; b) the material cost to the nearest cent.
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Hints

- The labeled segment is the diameter, not the radius. - Convert the diameter to a radius before using the circle-area formula. - For the cost, multiply the unrounded area by the price per square inch and round only at the end.

Solution

1. The diameter is \(18\,\text{in.}\), so the radius is \(9\,\text{in.}\). 2. The area is \(A=\pi(9)^2=81\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx254.5\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. Use the unrounded area for the cost: \(81\pi\cdot\$0.08\approx\$20.36\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(254.5\,\text{in.}^2\) b) Approximately \(\$20.36\)
Area of circles 40
Imagine cutting a circle into many equal sectors and rearranging them alternately so the curved edges form two nearly straight long sides. As the sectors become narrower and more numerous, the rearranged figure approaches a parallelogram. a) Which quantity from the original circle is divided between the two long sides? Explain why each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). b) Which length from the original circle determines the height of the rearranged figure? Explain. c) Use \(C=2\pi r\) and your answers to derive \(A=\pi r^2\).

Hints

- Track where all of the original circular arcs end up after the sectors alternate. - Think about the center-to-circle length carried by every sector. - Only after identifying the new base and height should you substitute the circumference formula.

Solution

1. The curved sector edges together make the entire circumference \(C\). Alternating the sectors places half of those arcs along one long side and half along the other, so each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). 2. Each sector extends from the center to the circle, so the distance between the two long sides approaches the radius \(r\). 3. The rearrangement preserves area. Its area therefore approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\cdot r\). 4. Substitute \(C=2\pi r\): \(A=\frac{1}{2}(2\pi r)r=\pi r^2\).

Answer

a) The circumference; each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). b) The radius \(r\). c) \(A=\frac{C}{2}r=\frac{1}{2}(2\pi r)r=\pi r^2\).
Area of circles 41
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. Give the area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Translate the stated numerical relationship into an equation involving \(A\) and \(C\). - Substitute the circle formulas before simplifying. - Keep the area exact until the requested final approximation.

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. Since the radius is positive, divide by \(\pi r\) to get \(r=8\,\text{cm}\). 4. The area is \(A=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(r=8\,\text{cm}\) \(A=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\)

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