Problema Solution
The bottom of a circular swimming pool has an area of 200.96 square feet. What is the radius (in feet) of the swimming pool? Use 3.14 as pi.
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R = the radius of the pool
A = 200.96 ft^2
pi = 3.14
A = R^2 pi
R^2*3.14 = 200.96
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R = 8 ft
We need to ignore the negative solution -8 since the the radius can only be positive.
The radius of the pool is 8 feet.