The radius r of a circle can be written as a function of the area A with the following equation: What is the domain of this function? Explain why it makes sense in this context.
Hence, the domain of the function is:
[0,∞)
We know that area of circle is given by the function:
\(A=\pi r^2\)
The radius r of a circle can be written as a function of the area A with the following equation:
Now we can represent r in terms of A as:
\(r^2=\dfrac{A}{\pi}\\\\r=\sqrt{\dfrac{A}{\pi}}\)
Now as we know that for the square root term to exist:
\(\sqrt{\dfrac{A}{\pi}}\geq0\)
i.e. \(A\geq0\)
A=0 represents a point circle since it's area is zero.
Hence, the domain of the function is:
[0,∞)