How to Calculate the Area of a Circle in Java
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Java is used extensively in mathematics because of how easy it is to perform calculations across different platforms.
One of the most common calculations is to calculate the area of a circle.
In this post, we'll learn how to calculate the area of a circle in Java.
How to calculate the area of a circle
The formula to calculate the area of a circle is well-known, it is πr²
.
Meaning we just take the radius of the circle and multiply it by itself, and then multiply it by pi
.
Thankfully, we can use pi
in Java by using the Math.PI
constant.
Let's first start off with the example code:
JAVAdouble radius = 5;
double area = Math.PI * radius * radius;
System.out.println(area);
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Now, we can turn this into a re-usable method that accepts a radius as the parameter:
JAVApublic static double calculateArea(double radius) {
return Math.PI * radius * radius;
}
Now we can just call this method:
JAVAdouble area = calculateArea(5);
System.out.println(area);
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Either way, it is very easy to calculate the area of a circle, and this reusable method can be used in any Java program.
Conclusion
In this post, we learned how to calculate the area of a circle in Java.
Simply apply the formula πr²
with your desired radius and you'll get the area of the circle.
Thanks for reading and happy coding!
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