If a semi-circle has radius 4cm, work out the area of the semi-circle

The formula for the area of a circle is pir2,therefore for semi-circle, the formula becomes1/2pir2
Using our known values this is 1/2
pi*16 (42)Using a calculator this gives the value25.13 (2 d.p)

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