Tuesday, September 25, 2012

If the area of the circle is 13, what is the radius?

Given that the area of a circle is 13 square
units.


We need to find the
radius.


To find the radius, we will use the formula of the
area of a circle.


We know
that:


A = r^2 * pi such that A is the area of the circle
and r is the radius.


Now we will substitute with the values
of the area.


==> 13 = r^2 *
pi


We know that pi = 22/7 or
3.14


==> 13 = r^2 *
22/7


Now we will multiply by 7/22 both
sides.


==> r^2 = 13*7/22 = 4.14 (
approx.)


Now we will take the square root of both
sides.


==> r =
2.03


Then, the radius of the circle whose
area is 13 is r = 2.03 units.

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