Find the circumference and area of a circle with a diameter of 32 cm.
1) Find the radius of the circle, knowing its diameter.
The radius of the circle is half the diameter:
R = D ÷ 2,
where R is the radius of the circle, D is the diameter.
R = 32 ÷ 2 = 16 cm.
* 2) Calculate the circumference.
A circle is a flat geometric figure whose points are equidistant from a given point, the center of the circle.
Let’s write the formula for calculating the circumference:
l = 2 π R,
where l is the circumference, R is the radius, π = 3.14.
l = 2 × 3.14 × 16 = 100.48 cm.
* 3) Find the area of the circle.
A circle is the locus of points in the plane equidistant from a given point, which is called the center of the circle.
Let’s write a formula for calculating the area of a circle:
S = π R²,
where S is the area of the circle, R is the radius of the circle, π = 3.14.
S = 3.14 × 16² = 3.14 × 256 = 803.84 cm².
Answer: The circumference is 100.48 cm and the area of the circle is 803.84 cm².