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If the area of a circle is 121pie square units, what is the diameter

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Since you are given the area, we can solve for radius with this equation:

A_c = \pi r^2

r = \sqrt{ (A_c)/( \pi ) } = \sqrt{ (121 \pi )/( \pi ) } = √(121) = 11

The radius is 11, so the diameter must be 2 times that, which is 22. With the correct units, the answer is 22 units²
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