Area of Circles by Anthony Or with questions added

As you increase the number of dissected parts of the circle and rearrange them, what shape gets formed from the circle?

The height of this new shape is equal to what measurement of the original circle?

The base (or length) of this new shape is equal to what measurement of the original circle.

How can you calculate the area of a circle based on its relationship to the area of the new shape?

Circumference is equal to and since diameter is equal to , circumference is also equal to , so half of the circumference is equal to

Based on this activity, the area of the new shape is equal to the area of the circle, which means the area of a circle is equal to...