Area of a circle, how to get the formula.

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Uploaded by on Mar 18, 2011

∏r(squared) gives you the area of a circle, but where does it come from? Here is a simple explanation.

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  • Excellent job. I use to have to show my middle-schoolers this with unit pieces that I made. Now, all I have to do is show your video. It's a sign of the times.

    Thanks!!!!!

  • @ncbasspraise Nice! Let me know if they like it.

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  • @sagor122 Pi is defined as the circumference divided by the diameter. The diameter is two times the radius.

    therefore: C = 2πr

  • There's a simpler explanation. The area of a regular polygon is 1/2 apothem * perimeter.

    Think of a circle as a polygon with an infinite number of sides. Perimeter = circumference. C = 2πr. The apothem = r. area = 1/2 2πr *r

    simplified:

    area = πr^2

    If you don't understand the area formula for a regular polygon read this:

    Any regular n-gon can be broken into n triangles with the apothem as their height. The base of the triangles is the perimeter, so you end up with 1/2 aP.

  • awesome i love pi

  • Ms.Kronish showed you this video didn't she? I know she did

  • Why is the base 1/2 the circumference?

  • WOW

  • i want to know why circumference = 2.pie.r,,,,,,,,,ty

  • nice

  • great man

    u solved my project of maths !!

    thanzz a lot

  • Cool thank you

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