SOLUTION: A driveway 16 feet wide is shaped like a semicircle. Determine the area of the driveway.

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Question 1026771: A driveway 16 feet wide is shaped like a semicircle. Determine the area of the driveway.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
If the drive way is 16ft wide, this
corresponds to its diameter.
Diameter = 2 x radius.
Radius = 8 feet.
Area of Circle = Pi x radius^2
Area of circle = Pi x 8^2
Area of circle = 201.06ft^2
Area of semicircle = 201.06/2
Area of semicircle = 100.53ft^2
Hope this helps :-)