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To: OXENinFLA

Yeah, I caught how they said 8 mile radius and then 8 square miles. Doesn't area of a circle = 2 x pie x radius?


2,134 posted on 03/14/2005 6:15:38 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Diddle E. Squat

Quintas has gotta go! Where's Maximus when you need him?


2,135 posted on 03/14/2005 6:16:47 PM PST by rintense
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Yeah, I caught how they said 8 mile radius and then 8 square miles. Doesn't area of a circle = 2 x pie x radius?

Not quite.

Circumference of a circle=2r times pi

Area of a circle= pi times r2

2,397 posted on 03/15/2005 8:34:53 AM PST by VRWCmember
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