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Kevin designs a sprinkler system for his yard. One rotation of the the sprinkler waters a circle with an area of 255pie square feet. What is the radius of the circle the sprinkler waters?

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The area of a circle can be found using:
pi x r^2 (where r is the radius)

If the area of the circle is 255pi, then:
pi x r^2 = 255pi

Now we need to make r the subject:

r^2 = 255 (cancel the pi on both sides)

r = square root of 255

r = 15.96871942

Answer: 15.96871942 feet
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