Answer: Using width as diameter=32π Using length as diameter=72π
*I included both possibilities since I didn't see a picture of the way in which the semicircle and rectangle were joined.*
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to solve, you have to know the formula for area of a circle which is A=πr^2 (pi*radius to the 2nd power)
The problem does not give us the radius, but we know that radius is half of the diameter.
To find the diameter, we have to use the side measurement of the rectangle and divide it by 2 to find the radius.
Next, we increase the radius to the 2nd power, giving us the radius of a whole circle.
Finally, we have to divide that by 2 since it's a semi circle otherwise known as half of a circle.
I put the answer in terms of pi since that's the most accurate, but if the question specifically instructs it, you can calculate part of the irrational decimal and round to a certain place value.
