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A semicircle has a diameter of 8cm, what it the area?

Area of a circle = pi × r²

Area of semi-circle = 1/2(Area of circle)

= 1/2(pi × r²)

Diameter = 2r

r = 8÷2 = 4

Area of semi-circle = 1/2(pi × 4

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First of all, you need to remember that no one can memorise a whole book, and you are certainly not expected to.

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First of all, remember that your personal statement is going to go to ALL your university choices, not just Oxford or Cambridge. Therefore, definitely do make your personal statement Oxbridge specific.

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