SOLUTION: The area of a circle is twice its circumference. What is the area of the circle?

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Question 54444: The area of a circle is twice its circumference. What is the area of the circle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a circle is twice its circumference. What is the area of the circle?
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EQUATION:
(pi)r^2=2(2pi(r))
Divide both sides by pi*r to get:
r=4
Then the area=(pi)r^2=16pi sq. units.
Cheers,
Stan H.