Circumference and Area of a Circle
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Course: | GKT101: General Knowledge for Teachers – Math |
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Date: | Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 8:13 AM |
Description
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.
Table of contents
- Radius, diameter, circumference & π
- 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
- Radius and diameter - Answers
- Circumference of a circle - Questions
- Circumference of a circle - Answers
- Area of a circle - Questions
- Area of a circle - Answers
- Circumference of parts of circles - Questions
- Circumference of parts of circles - Answers
- Area of parts of circles - Questions
- Area of parts of circles - Answers
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 \(^{2}\)
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.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 \(^{2}\).)