Area of a Circle
Use the applet below to answer the questions at the bottom of the page.
Answer each on your own piece of paper.
1. What do you notice about the triangle and the circle?
2. Does your observation work for the rectangle and the circle? Why or why not?
3. What do you notice about the area of the triangle and the rectangle?
4. Can we predict what the area of the circle is? If so, what is your prediction and why? If not, why can't we predict it?