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Circumference & Area of Circles Quick Check
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Question
Use the correct formula to find the area of a circle if the diameter is 21 mi. Round to the nearest hundredths place. Use 3.14 for π
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Responses

346.19 mi.2
346.19 mi squared

131.88 mi.2
131.88 mi squared

1,384.74 mi.2
1,384.74 mi squared

65.94 mi.2
65.94 mi squared
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To find the area of a circle, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Area} = \pi r^2 \]

where \( r \) is the radius of the circle. The radius is half of the diameter.

Given that the diameter is 21 mi, the radius \( r \) is:

\[ r = \frac{21}{2} = 10.5 , \text{mi} \]

Now, substituting the radius into the area formula with \( \pi \) approximated as 3.14:

\[ \text{Area} = 3.14 \times (10.5)^2 \]

Calculating \( (10.5)^2 \):

\[ (10.5)^2 = 110.25 \]

Now plug this back into the area formula:

\[ \text{Area} = 3.14 \times 110.25 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Area} \approx 346.19 , \text{mi}^2 \]

So the correct response is:

346.19 mi.²