How do you find the radius of a circle

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circumference

C = 75.3982237 in

In Terms of Pi π

circumference

C = 24 π in

Solutions

\[ \textbf{diameter} \, d = 2r \]\[d = 2 \times 12 \]\[d = 24 \]

\[ \textbf{circumference} \, C = 2 \pi r \]\[C = 2 \times \pi \times 12 \]\[C = 24 \pi \]\[C = 75.3982237 \]

\[ \textbf{area} \, A = \pi r^2 \]\[A = \pi \times 12^2 \]\[A = 144 \pi \]\[A = 452.389342 \]

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Use this circle calculator to find the area, circumference, radius or diameter of a circle. Given any one variable A, C, r or d of a circle you can calculate the other three unknowns.

Units: Note that units of length are shown for convenience. They do not affect the calculations. The units are in place to give an indication of the order of the results such as ft, ft2 or ft3. Any other base unit can be substituted.

Circle Formulas in terms of Pi π, radius r, and diameter d

Radius and Diameter:

r = d/2
d = 2r

Area of a circle:

A = πr2 = πd2/4

Circumference of a circle:

C = 2πr = πd

Circle Calculations:

Using the formulas above and additional formulas you can calculate properties of a given circle for any given variable.

Calculate A, C and d | Given r
Given the radius of a circle calculate the area, circumference and diameter. Putting A, C and d in terms of r the equations are:

\[A = \pi r^2 \]

\[C = 2 \pi r \]

\[d = 2r \]

Calculate r, C and d | Given A
Given the area of a circle calculate the radius, circumference and diameter. Putting r, C and d in terms of A the equations are:

\[r = \sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}} \]

\[C = 2 \pi r = 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}} \]

\[ d = 2r = 2 \sqrt{\frac{A}{\pi}} \]

Calculate A, r and d | Given C
Given the circumference of a circle calculate the radius, area and diameter. Putting A, r and d in terms of C the equations are:

\[r = \frac{C}{2 \pi} \]

\[A = \pi r^2 = \pi \left(\frac{C}{2 \pi}\right)^2 = \frac{\pi C^2}{4 \pi^2} = \frac{C^2}{4 \pi} \]

\[d = 2r = \frac{2C}{2 \pi} = \frac{C}{\pi} \]

Calculate A, C and r | Given d
Given the diameter of a circle calculate the radius, area and circumference. Putting A, C and r in terms of d the equations are:

\[r = \frac{d}{2} \]

\[A = \pi r^2 = \pi \left(\frac{d}{2}\right)^2 = \frac{\pi d^2}{4} \]

\[C = 2 \pi r = 2 \pi \frac{d}{2} = \pi d \]

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Radius Of A Circle

The radius of a circle is a line segment with one end at the center of the circle, and the other end on the circle itself. The radius is identified with a lower-case, italic r.

Table Of Contents

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1. Radius Of A Circle
2. Radius Formula
3. Find The Radius
   • Radius From Circumference
   • Radius From Area
   • Radius From Diameter
4. Radius Examples

Radius Of A Circle Formula

The formula you use depends on what is known about the circle. Below are three different formulas you can use to find the radius, r, of a circle.

Radius Formulas

The relationship between radius and diameter is an important one to know when learning to how to calculate the radius.

Since the radius is a line segment from the center to the circle, and the diameter, d, is a line segment from on side of a circle through the center of a circle and out to the other side of the circle, it follows that a radius is 12 a diameter.

How To Find The Radius Of A Circle

To find the radius of a circle, plug the given information into the correct formula. You can find the radius of any circle if you are given the circumference, area, or diameter.

How To Find Radius From Circumference

No matter the size of the circle, the relationship of the radius to the circumference, C, is a constant, giving us the formula to find radius from circumference:

You can also calculate the circumference of a circle with a given radius by using algebra to isolate the C in our formula.

The radius to circumference formula is: C = 2πr

Radius Of Circle From Area

You can use the area to find the radius and the radius to find the area of a circle. The area of a circle is the space it occupies, measured in square units.

Given the area, A, of a circle, its radius is the square root of the area divided by pi:

The formula for radius to area is: A = πr2

How To Find Radius From Diameter

If you know the diameter of a circle, you can find its radius by dividing the diameter by 2:

This is the simplest formula you can use to get the radius.

If you need to go from radius to diameter, multiply radius times 2: d = 2r

Radius Of A Circle Example

1. A circle has a diameter of 6 inches. What is its radius?
2. A circle has a radius of 98 feet. What is its diameter?
3. A circle with a circumference of 365 meters will have a radius of how many meters?
4. A circle with a radius of 11  inches will have a circumference of how many inches?
5. With a radius of 41 mm, a circle will have an area equal to, what?
6. What is the radius of the following circle?

We don't like to talk in circles, but make sure you work these out before checking the answers below!

1. The radius of a 6 inch circle is 3 inches.
2. A circle has a radius of 98 feet, so its diameter must be 196 feet.
3. A circle with a circumference of 365 meters will have a radius of 58.4 meters.
4. A circle with a radius of 11 inches will have a circumference of 69.12 inches.
5. With a radius of 41 milli meters, a circle will have an area of roughly 5,281.02 square millimeters or mm2.
6. The radius of the circle in the image above is 75 m.

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Area Of A Circle

How do you find the radius when given the circumference?