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How would you work out the area of a circle like this?
You may be curious to find out...
You could download this sheet of circles to play around with some ideas.
Read further to see how others started this challenge...
Raj used a method that he often uses when finding the area of shapes:
Fran tried a different idea:
Jay tried cutting up the circle:
Michelle had another idea:
What do you think about each of these four ways of finding the area of a circle?
Which do you think is 'best' and why?
Do let us know about any other methods that you devise too.
Circular Area
Age 7 to 11
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How would you work out the area of a circle like this?
You may be curious to find out...
You could download this sheet of circles to play around with some ideas.
Read further to see how others started this challenge...
Raj used a method that he often uses when finding the area of shapes:
Fran tried a different idea:
Jay tried cutting up the circle:
Michelle had another idea:
What do you think about each of these four ways of finding the area of a circle?
Which do you think is 'best' and why?
Do let us know about any other methods that you devise too.