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Find the area of the semicircle. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

Find the area of the semicircle. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.-example-1

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Answer:

8π m² ≈ 25.13 m²

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a circle is ...

A = πr²

The area of a semicircle is half that. Also, the radius (r) is half the diameter. So. the area of this semicircle is ...

A = (1/2)π(4 m)² = 8π m² ≈ 25.13 m²

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If you use the 3-digit value 3.14 for pi to compute this 4-digit result, you will get 25.12.

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