Question

A storm is expected to hit 8 miles in every direction from a small town. what is the area that the storm will affect:)

Answer 1

We are asked to determine the area of a circle that has 8 miles of radius since we are told that the storm is expected to hit 8 miles in every direction. The area of the circle is:

`A=\pi r^2`

Now, we plug in the value of the radius:

`A=\pi(8mi)^2`

Solving the operations:

`A=201.1mi^2`

Therefore, the area that will be affected is 201.1 square miles.