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The diameter of a circle is 12 feet. what is the area?give the exact answer in simplest form.

The diameter of a circle is 12 feet. what is the area?give the exact answer in simplest-example-1
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The area of a circle (A) with radius "r" is:


A=\pi\cdot r^2

To solve this question, follow the steps below.

Step 01: Find r.

The radius is half the measure of the diameter.


r=(D)/(2)

Given D = 12 feet, then:


\begin{gathered} r=(12)/(2) \\ r=6 \end{gathered}

Step 02: Find A.

Use r = 6 feet to find A.


\begin{gathered} A=\pi\cdot6^2 \\ A=36\pi \end{gathered}

Answer: The area is 36π square feet.

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