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4. Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
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Exercise 58 Page 870

Recall the formula for finding the area of a circle.

7.8ft

Practice makes perfect

The area of a circle with radius r is calculated using the formula below. A=Ï€ r^2 From the exercise, we know that the area of the circle is 191ft^2. By substituting 191 for A in the formula, we can calculate r.

A=Ï€ r^2
191=Ï€ r^2
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Solve for r
191/Ï€ = r^2
sqrt(191/Ï€) = r
r = sqrt(191/Ï€)
r = 7.797255...
r≈ 7.8

The radius is approximately 7.8ft.