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When finding the area of a circle, is it 3.14 r x2 or 3.14 r²?

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The area of a circle is given by the formula,


Area\text{ = }\pi r^2

Where,


\pi\text{ = 22/7 or }\pi\text{ = 3.14}

Thus the generalized form is,


Area\text{ = 3.14r}^2\text{ units}^2

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