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OpenStudy (alina123):

Area and Circumference of a Circle

OpenStudy (alina123):

OpenStudy (beccaboo333):

Yeah sorry I'm not sure. I haven't done these kinds of problems in a long time. @iPwnBunnies

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Look at Question 1. They give us the diameter in inches, but we want it in feet. We want it in feet because the given cost is $3.50 per square feet.

OpenStudy (alina123):

oh

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

square foot* :3 The diameter is 36 inches. Do you know how many feet that is?

OpenStudy (alina123):

3

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Good. The diameter is 3 feet long. What's the length of the radius?

OpenStudy (alina123):

1.5 ft

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Good. Can you find the area of the circle?

OpenStudy (alina123):

7.065 in squared

OpenStudy (alina123):

i mean ft

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Good, 7.065 square feet. So, the cost per square foot to paint it is $3.50. How much will it cost to paint the sign?

OpenStudy (alina123):

25 dollars

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

There ya go. :D

OpenStudy (alina123):

k the next one is it a

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Yes. :) The entire curve is like the circumference of one circle. Since they gave you the diameter, C = pi*diameter. So yes, it's A. XP Just wanted to explain it a bit lol.

OpenStudy (alina123):

k and i just need help with the last 2

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Alright, this one is a bit complicated. Can you see that the shaded region would be the area of the square MINUS the area of all the circles?

OpenStudy (alina123):

yes

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Good. Find the area of one circle, multiply it by 9, b/c there are 9 circles. The length of one side of the square will be the diameter of 3 circles, right? Can you take it from here? :3

OpenStudy (alina123):

so so far the area of the circles are 706.5 cm

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Ok.

OpenStudy (alina123):

30 cm is one side length of the square

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Right.

OpenStudy (alina123):

what do we do with the squares areas now

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

You have the square's area? 900 cm^2? As I said, we're trying to find the shaded region. That would be the area of the square MINUS the area of all the circles. Simple subtraction now :)

OpenStudy (alina123):

so 193.5

OpenStudy (alina123):

is number 4 asking for circumference

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Sorta. It's asking how far will it go in 10 rotations. Look at it like this way: 1 rotation will equal to the circumference.

OpenStudy (alina123):

ok so i could multiply it by 10

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

Yes, you can multiply the Circumference by 10. :)

OpenStudy (alina123):

ok so thanks so much! :)

OpenStudy (ipwnbunnies):

No prob. :)

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