We need to find the radius......the area is given by
36 = pi (radius)^2 divide both sides by
36 / pi = (radius)^2 take the square root of both sides
sqrt (36 / pi) = radius = 6 / sqrt(pi)
And the circumference is given by :
2 * pi * radius
2 * pi * 6/ sqrt (pi) =
12sqrt(pi) ≈ 21.27 in