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.

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John Sparks

11 May, 18:03

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.

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Shayla Doyle · Answer 1

Using pi as 3.1416 equals an area of 7.1 squared feet

Alicia Huber · Answer 2

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