Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 2
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2. Area of Circles
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Exercise 3 Page 627

The area of a circle equals the product of π and the square of its radius.

About 95.0ft^2

Practice makes perfect

Let's consider the given circle.

Circle
We want to find the area of the circle. Recall that the area A of a circle equals the product of π and the square of its radius r. A = π r^2 Since the diameter of the circle is 11 feet, the radius of the circle is ( 12* 11) feet or 5.5 feet. Let's calculate the area using this information. We can use 3.14 for π.
A = π r^2
A = π ( 5.5^2)

π ≈ 3.14

A ≈ 3.14 (5.5^2)
A ≈ 3.14 (30.25)
A ≈ 94.985
A ≈ 95.0
We found that A ≈ 95.0, which means that the area of the circle is about 95.0 square feet.