SOLUTION: What is the are in square yards of a circle that has a diameter of 6 yards

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Question 267720: What is the are in square yards of a circle that has a diameter of 6 yards
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The area of a circle, given the measure of the radius, is calculated by:




But you have the diameter. The diameter is two times the radius, so the radius must be 3. Hence:




Which is the exact answer. If you want a numerical approximation, pick a value for of sufficient precision to suit you, substitute, and then do the arithmetic.

John