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Circle has a radius of 1 unit and an area of square units. Which other circle would you say is twice as big?
The map shows the population of the 10 most populous cities in the United States according to the 2020 census. 1 square unit of area is equivalent to 1 million people.
| city | population | area | radius |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 8,804,190 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,898,747 | ||
| Chicago, IL | 2,746,388 | ||
| Houston, TX | 2,304,580 | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,608,139 | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,603,797 | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 1,434,625 | ||
| San Diego, CA | 1,386,932 | ||
| Dallas, TX | 1,304,379 | ||
| San Jose, CA | 1,013,240 |
With your partner, decide on some data you would like to represent on a map. Your data set should include at least 10 locations.
| location | data | area | radius |
|---|---|---|---|
The size of a circle could refer to its area or its radius. Because scaling all distances by a factor of scales the area by a factor of , how circles are used to represent data is important. Usually it is easier for people to compare the proportional size of circles when considering the area. For example, in this image, circle has a radius twice as large as circle 's radius and circle has an area twice as large as circle 's area.
Whether you are using a compass or technology to draw a circle, it is usually important to know the radius of the circle. If you know the area of a circle, finding the radius requires using a square root.