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4. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
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Exercise 57 Page 870

Recall the formula for finding the area of a circle.

11.4cm

Practice makes perfect

The area of a circle with radius r is calculated using the formula below. A=Ï€ r^2From the exercise, we know that the area of the circle is 102cm^2. By substituting 102 for A in the formula, we can calculate r.

A=Ï€ r^2
102=Ï€ r^2
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Solve for r
102/Ï€ = r^2
sqrt(102/Ï€) = r
r = sqrt(102/Ï€)
r = 5.698035...
r≈ 5.7

We found that the radius is approximately 5.7cm. Now, to find the diameter, we can multiply the radius by 2. 2* 5.7=11.4cm