SOLUTION: A tetherball game (pictured here) has a ball on the end of a rope. If the rope is 8 ft. long, what is the maximum playing area (with rope extended straight from the top of the pole

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Question 976770: A tetherball game (pictured here) has a ball on the end of a rope. If the rope is 8 ft. long, what is the maximum playing area (with rope extended straight from the top of the pole)? (Use 3.14 for π.)
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area is pi times the square of the radius.
pi*(8^2) = 64 pi = 200.96sqft