Suppose you have a can of paint that will cover 400 ft squared. A. find the radius of the largest circle you can paint. Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.( hint use the formula A=3.14 times radius squared

B. Suppose you have two cans of paint, which will cover a total of 800 ft squared find the radius of the largest circle you can paint round to the nearest tenth of A foot

For the area of a circle is πr² as you stated so all you do is set 400 equal to πr² and solve for r.

400=πr²/π
127.32=r²
√127.32)= r
r=11.3

Same thing for this except you use 800 instead of 400 so.

800=πr²
254.64=r²
√254.64)= r
r=15.9 or 16.0 for rounding purposes.

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A. To find the radius of the largest circle you can paint using one can of paint, we will use the formula for the area of a circle, A = πr².

Given that the can of paint will cover an area of 400 ft², we can set up the equation as follows:

400 = 3.14 × r²

To solve for the radius (r), divide both sides of the equation by 3.14:

400 / 3.14 = r²

The approximate value of r² is 127.3885. To find the radius, take the square root of r²:

√127.3885 ≈ 11.3

Therefore, the radius of the largest circle you can paint using one can of paint is approximately 11.3 feet.

B. To find the radius of the largest circle you can paint using two cans of paint, which will cover a total area of 800 ft², we need to use the same formula: A = πr².

Given that the total area covered is 800 ft², we can set up the equation as follows:

800 = 3.14 × r²

To solve for the radius (r), divide both sides of the equation by 3.14:

800 / 3.14 = r²

The approximate value of r² is 254.7771. To find the radius, take the square root of r²:

√254.7771 ≈ 15.97

Therefore, the radius of the largest circle you can paint using two cans of paint is approximately 15.97 feet, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot.

A. To find the radius of the largest circle you can paint using one can of paint, you need to use the formula for the area of a circle: A = πr², where A is the area and r is the radius.

In this case, you know that the paint can will cover an area of 400 ft². So, you can set up the equation as follows:

400 = 3.14 * r²

To solve for r, divide both sides of the equation by 3.14:

400 / 3.14 = r²

Now take the square root of both sides to isolate r:

√(400 / 3.14) = r

Calculating this, you will find that the radius, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot, is approximately 12.7 feet.

B. If you have two cans of paint that will cover a total area of 800 ft², you can divide this area equally between the two cans. Each can will cover an area of 400 ft² (800 ft² ÷ 2).

To find the radius of the largest circle you can paint using two cans, you can follow the same steps as in part A.

400 = 3.14 * r²

Now solve for r:

400 / 3.14 = r²

√(400 / 3.14) = r

Calculating this, you will find that the radius, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot, is still approximately 12.7 feet.