First, your formula for the area of a circle is not correct.
A = pi(r^2)
Somehow you got a 2 in there which occurs in C=2(pi)r.
You want to take the formula for area which you can use when you know the radius, and turn it into a formula for area you can use whenyou know the circumference. That should be easy we know that
C = 2(pi)r
Let's solve this for r by dividing both sides by 2pi to get
r = C/2pi which we can substitute for r in the area
formula to get A = pi(r^2) = pi(C/2pi)^2. A factor of pi canceles to give
A = C^2/4pi
2007-10-22 15:46:37
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answer #1
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answered by baja_tom 4
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An equation for the area as a function of circumfrence?
Speaking of circumference, you probably mean the circumference of a circle, which is 2*pi*r.
For finding the circumference by using area as the function?
Well, if you set the equation as f(r) for r = radius;
f(r)= pi*r^2.
then the change for radius will get you,
f'(r) = 2*pi*r dr/dt
So the function is f(r)= pi*r^2.
Answer: f(r)= pi*r^2.
2007-10-22 22:47:41
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answer #2
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answered by john_lu66 4
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A = Ï r²
C = 2 Ï r
Solve the circumference equation for r as a function of C:
r = C / 2Ï
Plug that r into the equation for area:
A = pi * (C/2Ï)²
A = pi * C² / 4ϲ
A = C² / 4Ï
Now area (A) is a function of circumference (C).
2007-10-22 22:43:05
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answer #3
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answered by whitesox09 7
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A= pi*r^2
C= 2(pi)r
You want A in terms of C. so, in the second equation, solve for r in terms of C, and substitute that value for r into the first equation.
2007-10-22 22:43:23
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answered by Michael M 7
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C = 2piR so R = C/2pi
A = piR^2 so by substitution
A = pi(C/2pi)^2
A = pi ( C^2/4pi^2)
A = C^2/4pi or using functional notation
f(C) = C^2/4pi
2007-10-22 22:47:57
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answer #5
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answered by mathmom 2
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