Question:
The circumference of two circles are in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the ratio of their areas.
Solution:
Let the radius of two circles beandrespectively. Then their circumferences are and respectively and their areas are and respectively.
It is given that,
$\frac{C_{1}}{C_{2}}=\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{2 \pi r_{1}}{2 \pi r_{2}}=\frac{2}{3}$
$\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}=\frac{2}{3}$
Now we will calculate the ratio of their areas,
$\frac{A_{1}}{A_{2}}=\frac{\pi r_{1}^{2}}{\pi r_{2}^{2}}$
$=\frac{r_{1}^{2}}{r_{2}^{2}}$
$=\left(\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}\right)^{2}$
Substituting the value of $\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}$,
$\frac{A_{1}}{A_{2}}=\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^{2}$
$=\frac{4}{9}$
Hence the ratio of their Areas is $4: 9$.