SOLUTION: what is the formula to get the area of a circle that has a 29mm diameter

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Question 620363: what is the formula to get the area of a circle that has a 29mm diameter
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The formula for the area (A) of a circle is usually given as a function of the radius (r), and involves the irrational number pi (pi).
The formula is
A=pi%2Ar%5E2
Since the radius is half of the diameter (D), the formula using the diameter would be
A=pi%2A%28D%5E2%2F4%29
With a diameter of 29 mm, The area of the circle, in square millimeters would be
A=pi%2A%2829%5E2%2F4%29=pi%2A%28841%2F4%29=pi%2A210.25
If you are using a calculator that has pi as one of the keys, you can use a very close pi approximation, and get a more accurate result than just entering a pi approximation with a few decimal places, like 3.14, or 3.1416
If you use 22/7 as your approximation for pi ,
A=%2822%2F7%29%2A%28841%2F4%29=%2811%2F7%29%2A%28841%2F2%29=9251%2F14=4625.5%2F7 which rounds to 661.