How to find the area of a circle

Practice Questions

ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning › How to find the area of a circle

Questions
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1

Target

In the above figure, .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) Six times the area of the white circle

(b) The area of the outer ring

2

The radius of a circle is . Give the circumference of the circle in terms of .

3

The radius of a circle is . Give the area of the circle in terms of .

4

Compare the two quantities:

Quantity A: The area of a circle with radius

Quantity B: The circumference of a circle with radius

5

The radii of six circles form an arithmetic sequence. The radius of the second-smallest circle is twice that of the smallest circle. Which of the following, if either, is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of the largest circle

(b) Twice the area of the third-smallest circle

6

The areas of six circles form an arithmetic sequence. The second-smallest circle has a radius twice that of the smallest circle.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of the largest circle.

(b) Twice the area of the third-largest circle.

7

Target

In the above figure, .

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) Twice the area of inner gray ring

(b) The area of the white ring

8

Circle B has a radius as long as that of Circle A.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The area of Circle A

(b) Twice the area of Circle B

9

Circle 1 is inscribed inside a square. The square is inscribed inside Circle 2.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) Twice the area of Circle 1

(b) The area of Circle 2

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