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5546347
A circle has radius \(5\,\text{cm}\). Find its area exactly in terms of \(\pi\).

Hints

- Which circle formula uses the radius squared? - Keep \(\pi\) in the answer because an exact value is requested.

Solution

1. Use \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Substitute \(r=5\,\text{cm}\): \(A=\pi(5)^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\)
5126677
A pizzeria sells two sizes of pepperoni pizza. The small pizza has diameter \(10\,\text{in.}\), and the large pizza has diameter \(16\,\text{in.}\). Find the area of each pizza. Then determine how many more square inches of pizza the large size has. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- How are diameter and radius related? - Which formula gives the area of a circle? - Subtract the smaller area from the larger area.

Solution

1. The radii are \(5\,\text{in.}\) and \(8\,\text{in.}\). 2. The small pizza's area is \(A_s = \pi(5\,\text{in.})^2 = 25\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 78.54\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The large pizza's area is \(A_l = \pi(8\,\text{in.})^2 = 64\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 201.06\,\text{in.}^2\). 4. The area difference is \(64\pi - 25\pi = 39\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 122.52\,\text{in.}^2\).

Answer

Small pizza: approximately \(78.54\,\text{in.}^2\) Large pizza: approximately \(201.06\,\text{in.}^2\) Difference: approximately \(122.52\,\text{in.}^2\)
5126687
A landscaper is planning a circular flower bed with an area of exactly \(200\,\text{ft}^2\). What radius should the flower bed have? Round to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Hints

- Work backward from the circle area formula. - Which operation undoes squaring? - Keep \(\pi\) unrounded until the final step.

Solution

1. Start with \(A = \pi r^2\) and substitute the given area: \(200 = \pi r^2\). 2. Divide by \(\pi\): \(r^2 = \frac{200}{\pi}\). 3. Take the positive square root: \(r = \sqrt{\frac{200}{\pi}} \approx 7.98\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

Approximately \(7.98\,\text{ft}\)
5126797
Find the requested circle measurement. Round to the nearest hundredth when needed. a) A circle has area \(A = 28.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its radius \(r\). b) A circle has area \(A = 314.16\,\text{m}^2\). Find its diameter \(d\).

Hints

- Which formula relates circle area and radius? - What operation undoes squaring? - How are diameter and radius related?

Solution

1. From \(A=\pi r^2\), solve for radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}}\). 2. For a), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{28.27\,\text{cm}^2}{\pi}}\approx3.00\,\text{cm}\). 3. For b), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{314.16\,\text{m}^2}{\pi}}\approx10.00\,\text{m}\). 4. The diameter is \(d=2r\approx20.00\,\text{m}\).

Answer

a) \(r \approx 3.00\,\text{cm}\) b) \(d \approx 20.00\,\text{m}\)
5126857
A circular rug has a circumference of exactly \(12.00\,\text{ft}\). a) Find the rug's diameter. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the floor area covered by the rug. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which formula relates circumference directly to diameter? - How are radius and diameter related? - Which formula gives circle area?

Solution

1. From \(C=\pi d\), \(d=\frac{12}{\pi}\,\text{ft}\approx3.82\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(r=\frac{6}{\pi}\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=\pi r^2=\frac{36}{\pi}\,\text{ft}^2\approx11.46\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) \(\frac{12}{\pi}\,\text{ft} \approx 3.82\,\text{ft}\) b) \(\frac{36}{\pi}\,\text{ft}^2 \approx 11.46\,\text{ft}^2\)
5138467
Find the missing circle measurements. Round to the nearest tenth. a) The circumference is \(C=25.13\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius \(r\) and area \(A\). b) The area is \(A=28.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the diameter \(d\) and circumference \(C\).

Hints

- How are circumference and area related to radius? - Which operation reverses squaring? - How are radius and diameter related?

Solution

1. For a), \(r=\frac{C}{2\pi}=\frac{25.13\,\text{cm}}{2\pi}\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, \(A=\pi\left(\frac{25.13}{2\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For b), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{28.27\,\text{cm}^2}{\pi}}\approx3.0\,\text{cm}\). 4. Then \(d=2r\approx6.0\,\text{cm}\) and \(C=2\pi r\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(r\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\); \(A\approx50.3\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(d\approx6.0\,\text{cm}\); \(C\approx18.8\,\text{cm}\)
5138557
A circle has area \(A=50\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its radius \(r\), diameter \(d\), and circumference \(C\). Round each answer to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - How are radius and diameter related? - How do you find circumference from radius? - Round only after completing the calculations.

Solution

1. Solve \(A=\pi r^2\) for radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{50}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\). 2. The diameter is \(d=2r\approx8.0\,\text{cm}\). 3. Without using the rounded radius, the circumference is \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(r\approx4.0\,\text{cm}\) \(d\approx8.0\,\text{cm}\) \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\)
5138617
A pizzeria sells two individual pizzas for the same price: 1) a square pizza with side length \(10\,\text{in.}\) 2) a circular pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) Which pizza has the greater area? Give the circle's area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest hundredth, and support your comparison with calculations.

Hints

- Find the square's area first. - Convert the circle's diameter to a radius. - Compare the two areas using the requested approximation only at the end.

Solution

1. The square pizza has area \((10\,\text{in.})^2=100\,\text{in.}^2\). 2. The circular pizza has radius \(6\,\text{in.}\), so its area is \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. Since \(113.10>100\), the circular pizza has the greater area.

Answer

The circular pizza has the greater area: \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\), compared with \(100\,\text{in.}^2\) for the square pizza.
5138797
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\approx3.14\). Round any nonterminating decimal result to the nearest hundredth. a) Circle A has \(r=4.5\,\text{cm}\). Find \(d\), \(C\), and \(A\). b) Circle B has \(d=12\,\text{dm}\). Find \(r\), \(C\), and \(A\). c) Circle C has \(C=15.7\,\text{m}\). Find \(r\), \(d\), and \(A\).

Hints

- How are radius and diameter related? - Which formulas connect radius with circumference and area? - When circumference is given, find diameter or radius before area.

Solution

1. Circle A: \(d=9\,\text{cm}\), \(C\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot4.5\,\text{cm}=28.26\,\text{cm}\), and \(A\approx3.14(4.5)^2\,\text{cm}^2=63.59\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Circle B: \(r=6\,\text{dm}\), \(C\approx3.14\cdot12\,\text{dm}=37.68\,\text{dm}\), and \(A\approx3.14(6)^2\,\text{dm}^2=113.04\,\text{dm}^2\). 3. Circle C: \(d\approx15.7\div3.14=5\,\text{m}\), so \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\). Then \(A\approx3.14(2.5)^2\,\text{m}^2=19.63\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(d=9\,\text{cm}\), \(C\approx28.26\,\text{cm}\), \(A\approx63.59\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(r=6\,\text{dm}\), \(C\approx37.68\,\text{dm}\), \(A\approx113.04\,\text{dm}^2\) c) \(r=2.5\,\text{m}\), \(d=5\,\text{m}\), \(A\approx19.63\,\text{m}^2\)
5139037
A circular flower bed has area \(50.27\,\text{ft}^2\). Find its radius and then the length of edging needed around it. Round both answers to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - Rearrange that formula to isolate the radius. - Which measurement do you need before finding circumference?

Solution

1. The radius is \(r=\sqrt{\frac{50.27\,\text{ft}^2}{\pi}}\approx4.00\,\text{ft}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, the circumference is \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{ft}\approx25.13\,\text{ft}\).

Answer

Radius: approximately \(4.00\,\text{ft}\) Edging length: approximately \(25.13\,\text{ft}\)
5141077
Find the missing measure for each circle. Round each final answer to the nearest tenth. a) A circle has circumference \(C=31.4\,\text{cm}\). Find its area \(A\). b) A circle has area \(A=50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\).

Hints

- How are the radius and circumference related? How are the radius and area related? - Rearrange the appropriate formula to find the radius first. - What intermediate measure connects circumference and area?

Solution

1. For part a, first find the radius: \(r=\frac{C}{2\pi}=\frac{31.4}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx4.997\,\text{cm}\). 2. Without rounding the radius first, \(A=\pi\left(\frac{31.4}{2\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2\approx78.460\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(A\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For part b, first find the radius: \(r=\sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}}=\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx4.000\,\text{cm}\). 4. Without rounding the radius first, \(C=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{50.27}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx25.134\,\text{cm}\), so \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A\approx78.5\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(C\approx25.1\,\text{cm}\)
5141137
A circular flower bed has a diameter of \(16\,\text{ft}\). a) Find the length of edging needed to go once around the flower bed. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and an approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the area of the flower bed. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and an approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which formula gives the distance around a circle from its diameter? - How are radius and diameter related? - Keep \(\pi\) symbolic until the requested approximation.

Solution

1. The edging length is the circumference: \(C=16\pi\,\text{ft}\approx50.27\,\text{ft}\). 2. The radius is \(8\,\text{ft}\). 3. The area is \(A=64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\approx201.06\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

a) \(16\pi\,\text{ft}\approx50.27\,\text{ft}\) b) \(64\pi\,\text{ft}^2\approx201.06\,\text{ft}^2\)
5222577
A circle has area \(A=200.96\,\text{cm}^2\). Find its circumference \(C\). Use \(\pi\approx3.14\).

Hints

- Which formula relates area and radius? - Can you use the area to find the radius first? - Which operation reverses squaring? - Which formula gives circumference from radius?

Solution

1. Use the area formula: \(A=\pi r^2\). 2. Substitute the given values: \(200.96=3.14r^2\). 3. Solve for \(r^2\): \(r^2=200.96\div3.14=64\). 4. Since a radius is positive, \(r=\sqrt{64}=8\,\text{cm}\). 5. Then \(C=2\pi r=2\cdot3.14\cdot8\,\text{cm}=50.24\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

\(50.24\,\text{cm}\)
5224517
Complete the table of circle areas. Use \(A=\frac{\pi d^2}{4}\) with \(\pi\approx3.14\). Round each result to the nearest tenth. <table> <tr><td>Diameter \(d\) in \(\text{cm}\)</td><td>\(8\)</td><td>\(20\)</td><td>\(30\)</td><td>\(44\)</td></tr> <tr><td>Area \(A\) in \(\text{cm}^2\)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> </table>

Hints

- According to the formula, which operation should you perform first? - Square each diameter before continuing. - Use the hundredths digit to decide how to round to the nearest tenth. - Substitute each diameter into the formula separately.

Solution

1. For \(d=8\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot8^2}{4}=50.24\,\text{cm}^2\approx50.2\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For \(d=20\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot20^2}{4}=314.0\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. For \(d=30\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot30^2}{4}=706.5\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. For \(d=44\,\text{cm}\), \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot44^2}{4}=1519.76\,\text{cm}^2\approx1519.8\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The areas are \(50.2\,\text{cm}^2\), \(314.0\,\text{cm}^2\), \(706.5\,\text{cm}^2\), and \(1519.8\,\text{cm}^2\).
5512197
The diagram shows a circular sign with center \(O\). a) Find its area exactly in terms of \(\pi\). b) Find its area to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.
Figure for problem 551219

Hints

- Identify whether the labeled segment in the diagram is a radius or a diameter. - Use the circle-area formula with the radius read from the diagram.

Solution

1. The diagram shows a radius of \(6\,\text{cm}\). 2. Use \(A=\pi r^2\): \(A=\pi(6)^2=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Numerically, \(36\pi\approx113.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) b) Approximately \(113.1\,\text{cm}^2\)
5126577
The circumference of a second circle is exactly \(2.5\) times the circumference of a first circle. a) The first circle has diameter \(d_1 = 12\,\text{cm}\). Find its circumference and area. Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the radius of the second circle. c) By what factor is the second circle's area greater than the first circle's area? Explain the relationship between the circumference scale factor and the area scale factor.

Hints

- If circumference is multiplied by a factor, what happens to radius? - Use the circumference and area formulas for a circle. - Compare the two area expressions as a ratio. - How do lengths and areas scale when a figure is enlarged?

Solution

1. For the first circle, \(C_1 = \pi(12\,\text{cm}) = 12\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 37.70\,\text{cm}\). 2. Its radius is \(6\,\text{cm}\), so \(A_1 = \pi(6\,\text{cm})^2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Since \(C_2 = 2.5C_1\), the second circumference is \(30\pi\,\text{cm}\). 4. From \(C_2 = 2\pi r_2\), \(r_2 = 15\,\text{cm}\). 5. The second area is \(A_2 = \pi(15\,\text{cm})^2 = 225\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. Therefore, \(\frac{A_2}{A_1} = \frac{225\pi}{36\pi} = 6.25\). 7. A circumference scale factor of \(k\) gives the same radius scale factor \(k\), while area changes by \(k^2\). Here, \(2.5^2 = 6.25\).

Answer

a) \(C_1 = 12\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 37.70\,\text{cm}\); \(A_1 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(15\,\text{cm}\) c) The area scale factor is \(6.25\), which is the square of the circumference scale factor: \(2.5^2 = 6.25\).
5126657
Find the missing measurements for each circle. Use \(\pi\) in your calculations and round final answers to the nearest hundredth. a) \(r=4\,\text{cm}\). Find \(C\) and \(A\). b) \(C=31.42\,\text{m}\). Find \(r\) and \(A\). c) \(A=153.94\,\text{mm}^2\). Find \(r\) and \(C\).

Hints

- Which formula gives the area of a circle? - What inverse operation undoes squaring when you solve for radius? - Use the given value in each part to decide which quantity to find first.

Solution

1. For a), \(C = 2\pi\cdot4\,\text{cm} = 8\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 25.13\,\text{cm}\). Also, \(A = \pi\cdot4^2\,\text{cm}^2 = 16\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 50.27\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For b), \(r = \frac{31.42\,\text{m}}{2\pi} \approx 5.00\,\text{m}\). Without rounding the radius first, \(A = \pi r^2 = \frac{(31.42\,\text{m})^2}{4\pi} \approx 78.56\,\text{m}^2\). 3. For c), \(r = \sqrt{\frac{153.94\,\text{mm}^2}{\pi}} \approx 7.00\,\text{mm}\). Without rounding the radius first, \(C = 2\pi\sqrt{\frac{153.94}{\pi}}\,\text{mm} \approx 43.98\,\text{mm}\).

Answer

a) \(C \approx 25.13\,\text{cm}\), \(A \approx 50.27\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(r \approx 5.00\,\text{m}\), \(A \approx 78.56\,\text{m}^2\) c) \(r \approx 7.00\,\text{mm}\), \(C \approx 43.98\,\text{mm}\)
5126667
A first circle has radius \(r_1 = 6\,\text{cm}\). A second circle has a diameter that is exactly \(3\) times the first circle's diameter. a) Find the second circle's circumference \(C_2\) and area \(A_2\). Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the ratio \(\frac{A_2}{A_1}\). By what factor is the second circle's area greater than the first circle's area?

Hints

- First find the first circle's diameter. - How large is the second diameter when it is \(3\) times the first? - Compare the two areas by dividing. - What happens to area when radius is multiplied by \(3\)?

Solution

1. The first diameter is \(d_1 = 2 \cdot 6\,\text{cm} = 12\,\text{cm}\), and the first area is \(A_1 = 36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The second diameter is \(d_2 = 3 \cdot 12\,\text{cm} = 36\,\text{cm}\), so \(r_2 = 18\,\text{cm}\). 3. The second circumference is \(C_2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\). 4. The second area is \(A_2 = 324\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The area ratio is \(\frac{A_2}{A_1} = \frac{324\pi}{36\pi} = 9\).

Answer

a) \(C_2 = 36\pi\,\text{cm} \approx 113.10\,\text{cm}\); \(A_2 = 324\pi\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1017.88\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(\frac{A_2}{A_1} = 9\), so the second area is \(9\) times the first area.
5126717
A pizzeria offers two sizes: - A pizza with diameter \(10\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$7.50\) - A pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$11.00\) Which pizza provides more area per dollar? Round each area-per-dollar rate to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- How are diameter and radius related? - How do you calculate area per dollar? - Compare the two unit rates after rounding them to the requested place.

Solution

1. The radii are \(5\,\text{in.}\) and \(6\,\text{in.}\). 2. The areas are \(25\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 78.54\,\text{in.}^2\) and \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2 \approx 113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{25\pi}{7.50} \approx 10.47\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 4. The \(12\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides \(\frac{36\pi}{11.00} \approx 10.28\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\). 5. Since \(10.47 > 10.28\), the \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides more area per dollar.

Answer

The \(10\,\text{in.}\) pizza provides more area per dollar: approximately \(10.47\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\), compared with \(10.28\,\text{in.}^2/\text{dollar}\) for the \(12\,\text{in.}\) pizza.
5126757
A \(120\,\text{cm}\) piece of wire is first bent into a square and then reshaped into a circle. a) Find the area enclosed by each shape. Give the circle's area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest hundredth. b) By what percent is the circle's area greater than the square's area? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Hints

- The wire length is the perimeter of each shape. - Find the square's side length and the circle's radius first. - For percent increase, compare the area difference with the square's area.

Solution

1. For the square, each side is \(\frac{120\,\text{cm}}{4}=30\,\text{cm}\), so its area is \(900\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. For the circle, \(120\,\text{cm}=2\pi r\), so \(r=\frac{60}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\). 3. The circle's area is \(A=\pi\left(\frac{60}{\pi}\right)^2\,\text{cm}^2=\frac{3600}{\pi}\,\text{cm}^2\approx1145.92\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The area difference is approximately \(1145.92-900=245.92\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Relative to the square, the percent increase is \(\frac{245.92}{900}\cdot100\%\approx27.3\%\).

Answer

a) Square: \(900\,\text{cm}^2\); circle: \(\frac{3600}{\pi}\,\text{cm}^2 \approx 1145.92\,\text{cm}^2\) b) Approximately \(27.3\%\) greater
5126837
A pizzeria sells two sizes of cheese pizza. The small pizza has diameter \(8\,\text{in.}\) and costs \(\$6.00\). The large pizza has diameter \(16\,\text{in.}\) and costs \(\$18.00\). Without calculating the exact areas, determine which pizza provides more area per dollar. Justify your answer using the scale factors for radius and area.

Hints

- What happens to a circle's area when its diameter is doubled? - Compare the area scale factor with the price scale factor. - You do not need the exact value of either area.

Solution

1. The large pizza's diameter and radius are \(2\) times the small pizza's corresponding measurements. 2. Circle area is proportional to the square of the radius, so the large pizza has \(2^2=4\) times the area. 3. The price scale factor is \(\frac{18}{6}=3\). 4. The large pizza provides \(4\) times the area for \(3\) times the price, so it provides more area per dollar.

Answer

The large pizza provides more area per dollar. Its area is \(4\) times as great, while its price is only \(3\) times as great.
5126887
Leon wants to estimate \(\pi\) experimentally. He draws a circle with radius \(r = 6\,\text{cm}\) on grid paper with \(0.5\,\text{cm}\) squares. He counts the fully covered squares and estimates the covered portions of the boundary squares. His total area estimate is equivalent to \(452\) full squares. a) Find Leon's estimated area of the circle in \(\text{cm}^2\). b) Use that area to estimate \(\pi\). Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. c) Find the percent error of Leon's estimate compared with \(\pi \approx 3.14159\). Round to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

Hints

- What is the area of one grid square? - Which formula relates the area of a circle, its radius, and \(\pi\)? - For percent error, compare the experimental estimate with the stated reference value.

Solution

1. Each grid square has area \(0.5\,\text{cm} \cdot 0.5\,\text{cm} = 0.25\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The estimated circle area is \(A = 452 \cdot 0.25\,\text{cm}^2 = 113\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. From \(A = \pi r^2\), \(\pi \approx \frac{A}{r^2} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\). 4. The percent error is \(\frac{|3.138888\ldots - 3.14159|}{3.14159} \cdot 100\% \approx 0.08598\%\), which rounds to \(0.09\%\).

Answer

a) \(113\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(\pi \approx 3.1389\) c) \(0.09\%\)
5126927
A metal shop cuts circular disks from square sheets of metal. A square sheet with side length \(30\,\text{cm}\) has a mass of exactly \(720\,\text{g}\). A circular disk with radius \(15\,\text{cm}\) is cut from a sheet of the same material and thickness. a) What should the disk's mass be if \(\pi \approx 3.1416\)? Round to the nearest hundredth of a gram. b) The measured mass of the disk is actually \(565\,\text{g}\). What estimate of \(\pi\) results from this measurement? Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.

Hints

- What fraction of the square sheet's area is occupied by the inscribed circular disk? - Why does the mass ratio equal the area ratio here? - Use the requested rounding place only after setting up each ratio.

Solution

1. Because the sheets have the same material and thickness, the mass ratio equals the area ratio. The circle fits exactly inside the square, so \(\frac{A_{\text{circle}}}{A_{\text{square}}} = \frac{\pi}{4}\). 2. The theoretical disk mass is \(720\,\text{g} \cdot \frac{3.1416}{4} = 565.488\,\text{g} \approx 565.49\,\text{g}\). 3. For the measured mass, \(\frac{565}{720} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}\). 4. Thus \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{565}{720} = \frac{113}{36} \approx 3.1389\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(565.49\,\text{g}\) b) \(\pi \approx 3.1389\)
5126937
Two groups use different experiments to estimate \(\pi\). Group A measures a wheel with diameter \(50\,\text{cm}\). In one complete rotation, the wheel travels \(157\,\text{cm}\). Group B cuts a \(20\,\text{cm} \times 20\,\text{cm}\) square and a circle with radius \(10\,\text{cm}\) from uniform cardboard. The square has a mass of \(24\,\text{g}\), and the circle has a mass of \(19\,\text{g}\). Find each group's estimate of \(\pi\), rounding each estimate to the nearest ten-thousandth. Then determine which estimate is closer to \(\pi \approx 3.14159\).

Hints

- Which equation relates circumference and diameter? - For pieces made from the same uniform material and thickness, how are mass and area related? - Compare each estimate's absolute error from \(3.14159\).

Solution

1. For Group A, \(\pi \approx \frac{C}{d} = \frac{157}{50} = 3.1400\). 2. For Group B, the circle's diameter equals the square's side length. Because the cardboard is uniform, the mass ratio equals the area ratio, so \(\frac{19}{24} \approx \frac{\pi}{4}\). 3. Solve: \(\pi \approx 4 \cdot \frac{19}{24} = \frac{19}{6} \approx 3.1667\). 4. Group A's absolute error is \(|3.14 - 3.14159| = 0.00159\). Group B's absolute error is approximately \(0.02508\). 5. Group A's estimate is closer.

Answer

Group A: \(\pi \approx 3.1400\) Group B: \(\pi \approx 3.1667\) Group A's estimate is closer to \(3.14159\).
5127157
A center-pivot irrigation system has a \(120\,\text{m}\) arm that rotates around a fixed point and waters a circular field. One full rotation takes exactly \(10\) hours. a) Find the area watered during one full rotation. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the speed of the outermost sprinkler nozzle in meters per minute. Give an exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- What shape does the rotating arm sweep out? - What distance does the tip travel in one full rotation? - Convert the rotation time to minutes before finding speed.

Solution

1. The watered region is a circle with radius \(120\,\text{m}\), so \(A=14{,}400\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\). 2. The outer nozzle travels one circumference per rotation: \(C=240\pi\,\text{m}\). 3. Convert the time: \(10\,\text{hr}=600\,\text{min}\). 4. The speed is \(v=\frac{240\pi\,\text{m}}{600\,\text{min}}=\frac{2\pi}{5}\,\text{m/min}\approx1.26\,\text{m/min}\).

Answer

a) \(14{,}400\pi\,\text{m}^2 \approx 45{,}238.93\,\text{m}^2\) b) \(\frac{2\pi}{5}\,\text{m/min} \approx 1.26\,\text{m/min}\)
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A circular flower bed has area \(A=28.26\,\text{ft}^2\). Use \(\pi\approx3.14\). a) Find the radius. b) A fence will be placed around the bed. What is the minimum fence length? c) If the radius were doubled, how would the fence length and area change? Explain without repeating all calculations.

Hints

- Rearrange the circle-area formula to find the radius. - What circle measurement represents the fence length? - In which formula is the radius squared?

Solution

1. From \(A=\pi r^2\), \(r^2\approx\frac{28.26}{3.14}\,\text{ft}^2=9\,\text{ft}^2\), so \(r=3\,\text{ft}\). 2. The fence length is the circumference: \(C\approx2\cdot3.14\cdot3\,\text{ft}=18.84\,\text{ft}\). 3. Circumference is proportional to radius, so doubling the radius doubles the fence length. 4. Area depends on the square of the radius, so doubling the radius multiplies the area by \(2^2=4\).

Answer

a) \(3\,\text{ft}\) b) \(18.84\,\text{ft}\) c) The fence length doubles, and the area is multiplied by \(4\).
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A square and a circle each have perimeter \(20\,\text{cm}\). Which figure encloses the greater area? Use \(\pi\approx3.14\) and round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Use the perimeter to find the square's side length. - Use the same perimeter to find the circle's radius. - Calculate and compare the two areas.

Solution

1. The square's side length is \(\frac{20\,\text{cm}}{4}=5\,\text{cm}\), so its area is \(25\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The circle's radius is \(r\approx\frac{20\,\text{cm}}{2\cdot3.14}\approx3.1847\,\text{cm}\). 3. The circle's area is \(A\approx3.14\cdot(3.1847\,\text{cm})^2\approx31.85\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Since \(31.85>25\), the circle encloses the greater area.

Answer

The square encloses \(25\,\text{cm}^2\). The circle encloses approximately \(31.85\,\text{cm}^2\), so the circle has the greater area.
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A pizzeria offers two cheese pizzas: - A standard pizza with diameter \(12\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$8.50\) - A family pizza with diameter \(14\,\text{in.}\) for \(\$11.00\) a) Find the area of each pizza. Give exact answers in terms of \(\pi\) and decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth. b) Find the price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) for each pizza, rounded to the nearest cent. Which is the better value? c) What diameter would give a pizza exactly four times the area of the standard pizza?

Hints

- Use radius, not diameter, in the circle-area formula. - Divide price by the number of \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) units. - What radius scale factor gives an area scale factor of \(4\)?

Solution

1. The standard pizza has radius \(6\,\text{in.}\), so \(A_s=36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\). 2. The family pizza has radius \(7\,\text{in.}\), so \(A_f=49\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx153.94\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. The standard price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) is approximately \(\$0.75\). 4. The family price per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\) is approximately \(\$0.71\), so the family pizza is the better value. 5. Quadrupling area requires doubling the radius, so the new diameter is \(24\,\text{in.}\).

Answer

a) Standard: \(36\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx113.10\,\text{in.}^2\); family: \(49\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx153.94\,\text{in.}^2\) b) Standard: approximately \(\$0.75\) per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\); family: approximately \(\$0.71\) per \(10\,\text{in.}^2\). The family pizza is the better value. c) \(24\,\text{in.}\)
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A glass shop is comparing two circular panes. Pane A has an area of \(700\,\text{cm}^2\). Pane B has a circumference of \(95\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius and diameter of each pane to the nearest hundredth. Which pane has the greater diameter? Support your answer with calculations.

Hints

- Rearrange the area and circumference formulas to isolate radius. - Double each radius to obtain diameter. - Compare the diameters only after rounding as requested.

Solution

1. For pane A, \(r_A=\sqrt{\frac{700}{\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx14.93\,\text{cm}\), so \(d_A\approx29.85\,\text{cm}\). 2. For pane B, \(r_B=\frac{95}{2\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx15.12\,\text{cm}\), so \(d_B=\frac{95}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx30.24\,\text{cm}\). 3. Since \(30.24\,\text{cm}>29.85\,\text{cm}\), pane B has the greater diameter.

Answer

Pane A: \(r\approx14.93\,\text{cm}\), \(d\approx29.85\,\text{cm}\) Pane B: \(r\approx15.12\,\text{cm}\), \(d\approx30.24\,\text{cm}\) Pane B has the greater diameter.
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For each circle, either the diameter \(d\) or the area \(A\) is given. Use \(A=\frac{\pi d^2}{4}\) with \(\pi\approx3.14\) to find the missing value. Round final results to the nearest whole number. a) \(d=12\,\text{cm}\). Find \(A\). b) \(A=1256\,\text{cm}^2\). Find \(d\). c) \(d=50\,\text{cm}\). Find \(A\). d) \(A=2826\,\text{cm}^2\). Find \(d\).

Hints

- How can you rearrange the formula so that the diameter is isolated? - Which operation reverses squaring? - For area calculations, check the order in which you square and multiply. - Use the tenths digit to round to the nearest whole number.

Solution

a) \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot12^2}{4}=113.04\,\text{cm}^2\approx113\,\text{cm}^2\). b) Rearrange to \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4A}{\pi}}\). Then \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4\cdot1256}{3.14}}\,\text{cm}=\sqrt{1600}\,\text{cm}=40\,\text{cm}\). c) \(A=\frac{3.14\cdot50^2}{4}=1962.5\,\text{cm}^2\approx1963\,\text{cm}^2\). d) \(d=\sqrt{\frac{4\cdot2826}{3.14}}\,\text{cm}=\sqrt{3600}\,\text{cm}=60\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(A=113\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(d=40\,\text{cm}\) c) \(A=1963\,\text{cm}^2\) d) \(d=60\,\text{cm}\)
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The diagram shows a circular vinyl decal. The labeled segment passes through center \(O\), so it is a diameter. Vinyl costs \(\$0.08\) per square inch. Ignoring waste, find: a) the area of the decal to the nearest tenth of a square inch; b) the material cost to the nearest cent.
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Hints

- The labeled segment is the diameter, not the radius. - Convert the diameter to a radius before using the circle-area formula. - For the cost, multiply the unrounded area by the price per square inch and round only at the end.

Solution

1. The diameter is \(18\,\text{in.}\), so the radius is \(9\,\text{in.}\). 2. The area is \(A=\pi(9)^2=81\pi\,\text{in.}^2\approx254.5\,\text{in.}^2\). 3. Use the unrounded area for the cost: \(81\pi\cdot\$0.08\approx\$20.36\).

Answer

a) Approximately \(254.5\,\text{in.}^2\) b) Approximately \(\$20.36\)
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Imagine cutting a circle into many equal sectors and rearranging them alternately so the curved edges form two nearly straight long sides. As the sectors become narrower and more numerous, the rearranged figure approaches a parallelogram. a) Which quantity from the original circle is divided between the two long sides? Explain why each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). b) Which length from the original circle determines the height of the rearranged figure? Explain. c) Use \(C=2\pi r\) and your answers to derive \(A=\pi r^2\).

Hints

- Track where all of the original circular arcs end up after the sectors alternate. - Think about the center-to-circle length carried by every sector. - Only after identifying the new base and height should you substitute the circumference formula.

Solution

1. The curved sector edges together make the entire circumference \(C\). Alternating the sectors places half of those arcs along one long side and half along the other, so each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). 2. Each sector extends from the center to the circle, so the distance between the two long sides approaches the radius \(r\). 3. The rearrangement preserves area. Its area therefore approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\cdot r\). 4. Substitute \(C=2\pi r\): \(A=\frac{1}{2}(2\pi r)r=\pi r^2\).

Answer

a) The circumference; each long side approaches \(\frac{C}{2}\). b) The radius \(r\). c) \(A=\frac{C}{2}r=\frac{1}{2}(2\pi r)r=\pi r^2\).
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For a circle, the numerical value of its area in square centimeters is exactly \(4\) times the numerical value of its circumference in centimeters. Find the radius \(r\) and area \(A\) of the circle. Give the area exactly in terms of \(\pi\) and approximately to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Translate the stated numerical relationship into an equation involving \(A\) and \(C\). - Substitute the circle formulas before simplifying. - Keep the area exact until the requested final approximation.

Solution

1. Represent the condition by \(A=4C\), comparing the stated numerical values. 2. Substitute \(A=\pi r^2\) and \(C=2\pi r\): \(\pi r^2=4(2\pi r)\). 3. Since the radius is positive, divide by \(\pi r\) to get \(r=8\,\text{cm}\). 4. The area is \(A=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(r=8\,\text{cm}\) \(A=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx201.1\,\text{cm}^2\)

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