SOLUTION: 6 meter long wire fence is used to enclose circular garden. what is the radius of garden? The answer is 36Pi; why wouldn't it be 9Pi?

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Question 411249: 6 meter long wire fence is used to enclose circular garden. what is the radius of garden? The answer is 36Pi; why wouldn't it be 9Pi?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 6 meters is the perimeter, the radius is 6/2pi = 3/pi
C = 2*pi*r
r = C/2pi
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If the radius is 6 meters, the area is 36pi
Area = pi*r^2