Cory has a square piece of wood that is 4.5 feet by 4.5 feet. He wants to make a circular tabletop out of it. What is the area of the largest circle that he can cut out of the wood? Round to the nearest tenth.

Question

Guest

Mathematics

25 September, 16:05

Cory has a square piece of wood that is 4.5 feet by 4.5 feet. He wants to make a circular tabletop out of it. What is the area of the largest circle that he can cut out of the wood? Round to the nearest tenth.

+4

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Alina · Answer 1

In this circle, the diameter is the same as the length of the side of the square. The diameter is 4.5 ft; so, the radius is 2.25 ft., so. A πr² = π (2.25) ² = 15.90 ft ²

Jairo Blevins · Answer 2

Using pi as 3.1416 equals an area of 7.1 squared feet