How do you solve .5\times (\frac{13\pi }{4})^{2}?

1 Answer
Dec 9, 2017

It can be simplified to (169π^2)/32.

Explanation:

We can convert 0.5 into a fraction for convenience:

1/2 * ((13π)/4)^2

Square both the numerator and the denominator:

1/2 * ((13π)^2)/4^2

1/2 * (169π^2)/16

Multiply:

(169π^2)/32

That's as far as we can go without evaluating π.