SOLUTION: A new hotel design includes a glass-enclosed cylindrical elevator. A scale model of the elevator is 1 foot high. The actual elevator will be 100 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter

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Question 143957: A new hotel design includes a glass-enclosed cylindrical elevator. A scale model of the elevator is 1 foot high. The actual elevator will be 100 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter. What is the approximate area of a base of the model elevator? Round your answer to the nearest tenth inch.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use ratios to find the diameter of the model.
1%2F100+=+x%2F10
0.1+=+x
The model diameter is .1
Area of a circle is A+=+pi%2Ar%5E2
d+=+2r
r+=+d%2F2
A+=+pi%2A%28d%2F2%29%5E2+
A+=+pi%2A+%28.05%29%5E2

rounded to nearest tenth inch = 1.1square inches