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A circular swimming pool has a diameter of the 26 feet.

What is the area of the swimming pool?

Use 3.14 to approximate for π .

Enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box.


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The area of a circle is given by the following formula:


A = \pi r^(2)

r is the radius of the circle.

We are given a diameter of 26 feet. Because the area formula uses the radius, we must divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius:


26 / 2 = 13

The radius of the swimming pool is 13. Now we can plug in all of our values into the formula:


\pi = 3.14, r = 13

A = 3.14 * 13^(2)

A = 3.14 * 169

A = 530.66

Because we are rounding to the tenths place, look at the hundredths digit:

530.66
6 > 5
530.66 -> 530.7

The area of the swimming pool rounded to the nearest tenth is 530.7 square feet.
User Giraffe
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Hey there! :)

The formula for finding area of circles is: π · r²

Remember that radius is half the diameter. To find radius when the diameter is given, divide by 2

d = 26

26 ÷ 2 = 13
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π · r²

r = 13
13² = 13 × 13 = 169

169 × 3.14 = 530.66 = 530.7

The area of the swimming pool is 530.7 ft²

Hope this helps :)
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