SOLUTION: Suppose you are going to construct a circular fish pond in your garden. You want the pond to cover an area of 300ft^2. What is the radius of the pond?

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Question 300547: Suppose you are going to construct a circular fish pond in your garden. You want the pond to cover an area of 300ft^2. What is the radius of the pond?
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Suppose you are going to construct a circular fish pond in your garden. You want the pond to cover an area of 300ft^2. What is the radius of the pond?
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Since area of a circle is
(1/2)(pi)r^2
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300 = (1/2)(pi)r^2
300 = (1/2)(3.14)r^2
600 = (3.14)r^2
600/3.14 = r^2
191.0828 = r^2
3.72 feet = r