Calculating the Area of Circles

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Objective

I can calculate the area of a circle using the formula A = πr².

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

3 questions

1

A circular garden has a radius of 7 meters. Calculate the area of the garden. (Use π ≈ 3.14)

2

The area of a circle is 200.96 square inches. What is the radius of the circle? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

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Exit ticket

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A circle has a radius of 6 cm. What is the area of the circle? Show your work.

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