Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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3. Volume of Spheres
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Exercise 35 Page 612

Recall the formulas for finding the area of a circle.

about 134.8cm^2

Practice makes perfect

We need to find the area of the given circle. Similar to the perimeter, the area of a circle with radius r is calculated using the formula below. A=Ï€ r^2Let's now draw the diagram of the circle.

In the diagram we can see that the diameter is 13.1 centimeters. Therefore, the radius is 13.1÷ 2= 6.55 centimeters. We can substitute this value for r in the formula for the area of a circle and simplify.

A=Ï€ r^2
A=Ï€( 6.55)^2
A=Ï€(42.9025)
A=42.9025Ï€
A=134.782178...
A≈ 134.8

The area of the circle is approximately 134.8 square centimeters.