High School Math : Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #15 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a circle with a radius of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, you must plug the radius in for  in the following equation:

In this case the radius is , so we plug  in for  to get .

Example Question #12 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a circle with a diameter of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for area of a circle is , but the problem gives us the diameter and not the radius.

The diameter is twice the radius, so . Therefore

Plug this value into our given equation.

Example Question #751 : High School Math

What is the area of a circle with a radius of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle you must plug the radius into  in the following equation

In this case the radius is  so we plug it into  to get 

We then multiply it by  to get our answer 

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Example Question #17 : How To Find The Area Of A Circle In Pre Algebra

What is the area of a circle with a radius of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle you must plug the radius into  in the following equation

In this case the radius is  so we plug it into  to get

We then multiply it by  to get our answer .

Example Question #121 : Geometry

What is the radius of a circle with an area of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is .

Plug in our given values.

Notice the 's cancel out. 

Example Question #754 : High School Math

What is the diameter of a circle with an area of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is .

Plug in our given values.

Notice that the pi cancels out.

The diameter is twice the radius or .

For this circle that means that .

Example Question #121 : Geometry

What is the area of circle with a radius of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

Substitute the given value for radius:

Example Question #122 : Geometry

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

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is .

Plug your radius value in and you get .

Make sure your units are squared.

Example Question #123 : Geometry

What is the area of a circle with diameter ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a circle is calculated with the equation .

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

Example Question #124 : Geometry

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

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula for the area of a circle, , and plug in 7 for the radius to get . Make sure your answer is in units squared. 

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