SOLUTION: Hi! My question says: If the area of a circle is 25 meters, what is its radius in meters?

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: Hi! My question says: If the area of a circle is 25 meters, what is its radius in meters? This question is from textbook Algebra 1

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If the area of a circle is 25 meters, what is its radius in meters?
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Area of a circle is (pi)r^2
where
pi is a constant 3.14
r is radius
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Plugging in the given values:
25 = (3.14)r^2
25/3.14 = r^2
25/3.14 = r^2
7.9618 = r^2
2.8217 meters = r (radius)