SOLUTION: You are going to paint the top of a circular table, but you only have enough paint to cover 1.25 square meters. What is the maximum radius of the table that the paint will cover?

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Question 1075642: You are going to paint the top of a circular table, but you only have enough paint to cover 1.25 square meters. What is the maximum radius of the table that the paint will cover?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, josgarithmetic:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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r^2*Pi = 125
r^2 = 125/Pi
r^2 = 39.79
r = sqrt39.79
r = 6.31

Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, unknown radius maximum to be painted
pi%2Ar%5E2=1.25
r%5E2=1.25%2Fpi
r=sqrt%281.25%2Fpi%29
r=sqrt%280.39788%29
highlight%28r=0.631%29 meters