Year 9 Circumference and Area of Circles Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 area & perimeter worksheet.
Year 9 Circumference and Area of Circles Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
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1.A circle has a circumference of 28π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 14 cm; A = 196π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 28π
- r = 14 cm
- A = πr2 = 196π cm2
2.A circle has a circumference of 26π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 13 cm; A = 169π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 26π
- r = 13 cm
- A = πr2 = 169π cm2
3.A circle has a circumference of 10π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 5 cm; A = 25π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 10π
- r = 5 cm
- A = πr2 = 25π cm2
4.A circle has a circumference of 6π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 3 cm; A = 9π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 6π
- r = 3 cm
- A = πr2 = 9π cm2
5.Find the area of a semicircle with a radius of 15 cm, correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 353.4 cm2
- A = ½ × π × r2 = ½ × π × 225
- ≈ 353.4 cm2
6.A circle has a radius of 16 cm. Find its area, correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 804.2 cm2
- A = π × r2 = π × 162 = π × 256
- ≈ 804.2 cm2
7.Find the area of a semicircle with a radius of 17 cm, correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 454.0 cm2
- A = ½ × π × r2 = ½ × π × 289
- ≈ 454.0 cm2
8.A circle has a diameter of 10 cm. Find its area, correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 78.5 cm2
- r = 10 ÷ 2 = 5 cm
- A = π × r2 = π × 52 = π × 25
- ≈ 78.5 cm2
9.A circle has a circumference of 38π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 19 cm; A = 361π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 38π
- r = 19 cm
- A = πr2 = 361π cm2
10.A circle has a circumference of 8π cm. Find its radius and its area (leave the area in terms of π).
Answer: r = 4 cm; A = 16π cm2
- C = 2πr, so 2πr = 8π
- r = 4 cm
- A = πr2 = 16π cm2
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