Question

A trade wind is carrying a hurricane from the coast of Africa to the coast of Florida. The meteorologist stated that the eye of the storm (the center of the storm) has a radius of 0.5 kilometers.

What is the area of the eye of the storm (circle)?

DIRECTIONS: Use the formula below and show your work with you answer

A=∏r2

Answer 1

0.79

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the formula it would be ----

A = πr^2

= π × 0.5^2 ≈ 0.7854

= π × 0.25 ≈ 0.7854

0.7854 rounded to the nearest hundredth would be 0.79