Question

a circular railroad crossing sign has a diameter of 30 inches. which measurment is closest to the area of the sign in square inches which measurement is closest to the area of the sign in square inches ​

Answer 1

`707in^2`

Step-by-step explanation

The formula to determine the area of a circle is
`\pi r^2`

Convert the diameter to radius

30/2 = 15

The radius is 15

Plug in the radius into the formula above

`\pi 15^2 = 225\pi`

225 *
`\pi` = approximately
`707in^2`