Area of a Circle The area of a circle is found by multiplying the times Area is the amount of space inside of a figure All circles are similar because any full circle is measured to be 360 degrees or 2 pi in radian measure The area is only affected by the changes in the radius KO 6 feet Solving Problems Involving Area A fountain with a circular base has a radius of 6 feet and is surrounded by a circular path that has a width of 2 feet What is the total area occupied by the path alone 2 feet r Fountain Find the area of the fountain find the area of the fountain and the path and then subtract them from one another Area of the fountain A A r Area of the path A 6 R of the radius Area of the fountain and path r 36 ft 9 64 ft 367