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The area of a circle is 36cm^2 how do I find the radius?

 Feb 9, 2015

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The area of a circle is 36cm^2 how do I find the radius ?

$$\small{\text{The area of a circle is }} A = \pi r^2 \\
A = 36\ cm^2, \\
\small{\text{ then the radius } r = \sqrt{ \frac{A }{\pi} } = \sqrt{ \frac{36\ cm^2 }{\pi} } =\frac{ 6 } {\sqrt{\pi} }\ cm = 3.38513750129 \ cm \approx 3.385\ cm }$$

 Feb 10, 2015
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The area of a circle is 36cm^2 how do I find the radius ?

$$\small{\text{The area of a circle is }} A = \pi r^2 \\
A = 36\ cm^2, \\
\small{\text{ then the radius } r = \sqrt{ \frac{A }{\pi} } = \sqrt{ \frac{36\ cm^2 }{\pi} } =\frac{ 6 } {\sqrt{\pi} }\ cm = 3.38513750129 \ cm \approx 3.385\ cm }$$

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