Q. Find the diameter of a circle with an area of 415.48 square inches.
Recall formula for area: Recall the formula for the area of a circle, which is A=πr2, where A is the area and r is the radius of the circle.
Given area and solve for radius: We are given the area A=415.48 square inches. We need to solve for the radius r first before we can find the diameter.
Rearrange formula to find radius: Rearrange the area formula to solve for r. This gives us r2=πA. We will then take the square root of both sides to solve for r.
Substitute area into formula: Substitute the given area into the rearranged formula: r2=π415.48.
Calculate radius: Calculate r2 using a calculator: r^2 = rac{415.48}{ ext{ extpi}} hickapprox 132.25.
Find diameter formula: Take the square root of both sides to find the radius: r≈132.25≈11.5 inches.
Substitute radius into diameter formula: Recall that the diameter d of a circle is twice the radius: d=2r.
Calculate diameter: Substitute the radius into the formula for diameter: d=2×11.5 inches.
Calculate diameter: Substitute the radius into the formula for diameter: d=2×11.5 inches.Calculate the diameter: d=23 inches.
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