Circumference and Area of a Circle

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To calculate the circumference (which is like perimeter) and the area of a circle, you need a special irrational number: pi. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Watch this lecture series to explore the circumference and area of circles, and complete the interactive exercises.

Radius, diameter, circumference & π



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Labeling parts of a circle

Radius & diameter from circumference

Relating circumference and area

Area of a circle

Partial circle area and arc length

Practice

   

Radius and diameter - Questions

1. What is the radius and diameter of the following circle?



Radius = _______ cm

Diameter = _______ cm

2. What is the radius and diameter of the following circle?



Radius = _______ cm

Diameter = _______ cm

3. The radius of a circle is 8 units.

What is the diameter of the circle?

________ units

4. The diameter of a circle is 16 units.

What is the radius of the circle?

________ units

5. What is the radius and diameter of the following circle?



Radius = _______ cm

Diameter = _______ cm

6. What is the radius and diameter of the following circle?


Radius = _______ cm

Diameter = _______ cm

7.  The radius of a circle is 2 units.

What is the diameter of the circle?

_______ units

Radius and diameter - Answers

1. Radius =9 cm

Diameter =18 cm

2. Radius =4.2 cm

Diameter =8.4 cm

3. =16 units



4. =8 units



5. Radius =6.5 cm

Diameter =13 cm

6. Radius =16 cm

Diameter =32 cm

7.  =4 units


Circumference of a circle - Questions

1. A circle has a circumference of 113.04 units.

What is the diameter of the circle?

_______ units

2. A circle has a circumference of 452.16 units.

What is the radius of the circle?

_______ units

3. What is the circumference of the following circle?


_______ units

4. Suppose the diameter of a circle is 16 units. What is its circumference?

_______ units


Circumference of a circle - Answers

1. The answer

The diameter is approximately 36 units.

2. The answer

The radius is approximately 72 units.

3. \approx 6.28 units



4. \approx 50.24 units



Area of a circle - Questions

1. Find the area of a circle with a circumference of 31.4 units.

_________ units ^{2}

2. What is the area of the following circle?

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.



_________ units ^{2}

3. What is the area of the following circle?

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.



_________ units ^{2}

4. Find the area of a circle with a circumference of 6.28 units.

_________ units ^{2}

5. Find the area of a circle with a radius of 2.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

_________ units ^{2}

6. Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 4.



Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

_________ units ^{2}

7.  Find the area of a circle with a circumference of 18.84 units.

_________ units ^{2}



Area of a circle - Answers

1. A \approx 25 \pi

A \approx 78.5 unit ^{2}



2. A=16 \pi

3. A=25 \pi



4. A \approx 1 \pi

A \approx 3.14 unit ^{2}



5. A=4 \pi



6. A=4 \pi



7.  A \approx 9 \pi

A \approx 28.26 unit ^{2}


Circumference of parts of circles - Questions

1. 


Find the arc length of the semicircle.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units

2. 



Find the arc length of the partial circle.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units

3. 



Find the arc length of the partial circle.
Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units

4. 



Find the arc length of the semicircle.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal. units

________ units

Circumference of parts of circles - Answers

1. The answer

The arc length of the semicircle is 4 \pi units.

(Note that we could also multiply 4 by 3.14 to get 12.56 units.)

2. The answer

The arc length of the partial circle is 3.5 \pi units.

(Note that we could also multiply 3.5 by 3.14 to get 10.99 units.)

3. The answer

The arc length of the partial circle is \frac{1}{2} \pi units.

(Note that we could also multiply \frac{1}{2} by 3.14 to get 1.57 units.)

4. The answer

The arc length of the semicircle is 6 \pi units.

(Note that we could also multiply 6 by 3.14 to get 18.84 units.)


Area of parts of circles - Questions

1. 



Find the area of the shape.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units ^{2}

2. 



Find the area of the semicircle.

Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units ^{2}

3. 



Find the area of the semicircle.
Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units ^{2}

4. 



Find the area of the shape.
Either enter an exact answer in terms of \pi or use 3.14 for \pi and enter your answer as a decimal.

________ units ^{2}


Area of parts of circles - Answers

1. The answer

The area of the shape is 3 \pi units ^{2}.

(Note that we could also multiply 3 by 3.14 to get 9.42 units ^{2}.)

2. The answer

The area of the semicircle is 12.5 \pi units ^{2}.

(Note that we could also multiply 12.5 by 3.14 to get 39.25 units ^{2}.)

3. The answer

The area of the semicircle is 4.5 \pi units ^{2}.

(Note that we could also multiply 4.5 by 3.14 to get 14.13 units ^{2}.)

4. The answer

The area of the shape is 12 \pi units ^{2}.

(Note that we could also multiply 12 by 3.14 to get 37.68 units ^{2}.)