Question

A criminal has escaped in a train wreck. The police believe he could have traveled no more than 7 mi in any direction from the wreck. How many square miles must be searched

Answer 1

Answer:

A = 153.94 sq mi

Step-by-step explanation:

In this scenario, we would be starting from the center point and searching the area of a square since the distance in every direction would the same 7 mi. This 7-mile distance would be our radius in this scenario. We now need to use the formula for the Area of a circle to calculate the search area. This formula is the following

A = $\pi r^{2}$

A = $\pi 7^{2}$

A = $\pi 49$

A = 153.94 sq mi

A total of 153.94 square miles must be searched.