What is the exact area of a circle with a diameter of 19 inches?
(a) square inches
(b) square inches
(c) square inches
The formula for the area of a circle is
where represents the radius,
The radius is half the diameter. Since the diameter is 19,
the radius is half that or
Substituting:
square inches, or as a decimal
So it isn't any of the choices you gave. Maybe you mistyped and
meant the circumference. If so, then the formula for the
circumference is
inches
So if you meant circumference then that is a choice; however
the unit for circumference is just plain 'inches', not 'square
inches'. You'll have to ask your teacher what was meant, because
as it is the problem is botched.
Edwin