SOLUTION: About how much smaller is the area of a square whose side measures 5 feet than the area of a circle whose diameter measures 6 feet?
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Question 172927: About how much smaller is the area of a square whose side measures 5 feet than the area of a circle whose diameter measures 6 feet? Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source):
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Area of square=s^2=5^2=25 sq ft
Area of circle=pi*r^2=pi*(6/2)^2=9pi sq ft=9*3.14=28.26 sq ft
Area of circle - area of square=28.26-25=3.26 sq ft, so,
Area of square is 3.26 sq ft smaller
