SOLUTION: find the area of a circle with a circumference of 20(pie) *pie= 3.14

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Question 198630: find the area of a circle with a circumference of 20(pie)
*pie= 3.14

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the area of a circle with a circumference of 20(pi)
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Since the equation for circumference is:
Circumference = 2(pi)r
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And, since they told us circumference is 20(pi) we now have:
20(pi) = 2(pi)r
20 = 2r
10 = r
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Area of a circle is (pi)r^2
Therefore:
area = (pi)(10)^2
area = (3.14)(10)^2
area = (3.14)(100)
area = 314 square units