The measure of central angle XYZ is 1.25 radians.





The area of circle Z is 64 ft2.

2 smaller circles are within a larger circle. The smallest circle has radius D C. Line segment C B is the distance to the rim of the next circle. Line segment B A is the distance to the rim to the next circle.




The diagram shows one way to develop the formula for the area of a circle. Pieces of a circle with radius r are rearranged to create a shape that resembles a parallelogram.


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