Question 397046
 The radius of one circle is twice the size of another circle's radius. Is the area of the first circle twice the area of the other circle? Why or Why not?
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No
Area of smaller circle = (pi)r^2
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Area of larger circle = (pi)(2r)^2 = 4[(pi)r^2]
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The one with larger radius is 4 times the area of the smaller circle.
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Stan H.