SOLUTION: Compare the area of a circle with a radius of 10 units and the area of an ellipse with a major axis of 10 and a minor axis of 6. Show what equations you use to find the area od ea

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Question 38517: Compare the area of a circle with a radius of 10 units and the area of an ellipse with a major axis of 10 and a minor axis of 6. Show what equations you use to find the area od each figure and then compare each.
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Area of circle=%28pi%29r%5E2=%28pi%29%28100%29=314.1593
Area of ellipse=%28pi%29AB=%28pi%29%2810%2F2%29%286%2F2%29=%28pi%29%285%29%283%29=47.1239
For the ellipse, the value for 'A' is half the major axis. Same rule for 'B'.