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the distance from the center of a compact disc to the edge of the disc is 6 centimeters what is the area of the compact desk

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Area is calculated using the value of pi times the square of the
radius. Therefore, the area of a standard compact disc is 113.0976
square centimeters.
User Irakli
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The formula for the area of a circle is
A=\pi r x^(2)

The radius if half your diameter,

In this case your diameter is 12 so your radius is 6

Then you plug it in the equation, so it is A=
\pi 6^(2) or A=36
\pi

This leaves you with the area at about 113.04
centimeters ^(2)
User Monali
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