SOLUTION: Two circles have the same center. The radius x of the smaller circle is 5 units less than the radius of the larger circle. How many more square units does the larger circle cover

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Question 847328: Two circles have the same center. The radius x of the smaller circle is 5 units less than
the radius of the larger circle. How many more square units does the larger circle cover?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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radius of the smaller circle, x.
radius of larger circle is x+5.

Formula for area for a circle: pi%2Ar%5E2, and you have assigned x=r.
AreaLargeCircle-AreaSmallCircle=HowManyMore;
You find the difference.

That should be enough to understand. Do you still need help?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two circles have the same center. The radius x of the smaller circle is 5 units less than
the radius of the larger circle. How many more square units does the larger circle cover?
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larger area - smaller area
Ans: pi*r^2 - (pi(r-5)^2)
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pir^2 - (pir^2 - 10pir + 25pi)
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= (10pi*r-25pi) units^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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