Lighthouses How Built
lighthouses how built
Some questions here about finding the radius, diameter, etc. ?
1) Backpackers who built campfires are advised to clear a 10 ft-radius circle around the fire. How many square feet should be cleared?
2) A lighthouse beacon can be seen 17 mi in all directions. To the nearest square mile, what is the area over which the beacon can be seen?
3) A circle has a radius of 8 cm. Find:
a. The circumference of the circle.
b. The area of the circle.
4) A circle has a radius of 4.7 in. Find:
a. The circumference of the circle.
b. The area of the circle.
Area of circle= pi * radius^2
Circumference of circle= 2* pi * radius OR pi* diameter
Diameter= 2 * radius
1) 10^2 * pi
100 pi
2) 17^2 * pi
289 pi
3) Circumference= 2 * 8 * pi
Circumference= 16 pi
Area= 8^2 * pi
Area= 64 pi
4) circumference= 4.7*2*pi
circumference= 9.4 pi
Area= (4.7)^2 * pi
area= 22.09 pi
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