Asked by Angie

The area of a circle can be represented by the function π
with domain
, where
is the radius of the circle. Which statement about this function is true?

A.
The function has a minimum.

B.
The function has two zeros.

C.
The function has no zeros.

D.
The function has a maximum.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. The function has a minimum.

Reason: A(r) = πr^2 for r ≥ 0 is ≥ 0 for all r and equals 0 at r = 0, so it attains a global minimum of 0 at r = 0. It has one zero (r = 0) and no maximum (unbounded as r → ∞).