Option one: Step 1.

Cut out all the 16 sections and arrange them to form a parallelogram

Notice that as the number of small cuts increases, the parallelogram tends to be a rectangle.

Notce that as the number of sections increases the parallelogram becomes a rectangle

𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒
The area of 16 sections ≈ area of the parallelogram = bh = ( 2
)𝑟

2𝜋𝑟
=( 2
) r = 𝜋𝑟 2

Option two: Step 1. Cut out all the 16 sections and arrange them to form 16 triangles.
2𝜋𝑟
Step 2. Calculate the area of the 16 triangles by taking h = r and b = 16
. What did you get?

Notce that as the number of sections increases the parallelogram becomes a rectangle

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Option three: Divide a circle into 16 small triangles and form one big triangle

The area of the circle ≈ the area of 16 triangles = the area of the bigger ∆
1
= (𝑏)(ℎ)
2

1 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑐𝑒)
= ( (4𝑟)。=+=
2 4

1 2𝜋𝑟
=2 ( )(4r)
4

= 𝜋𝑟 2

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