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A bear was seen near a campground. Searchers were dispatched to the region to find the bear. a. Assume the bear can walk in any direction at a rate of 2 miles per hour. Suppose the bear was last seen 4 hours ago. How large an area must the searchers cover? Use 3.14 for π\pi. Round your answer to the nearest square mile. b. How much additional area would the searchers have to cover if the bear were last seen 5 hours ago?

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Determine the area the searchers must cover. The radius of the area the bear walks is 8 miles, since the bear was last seen 4 hours ago with the rate of 2 miles per hour.

A=πr2Write the formula for the area of circleA=(3.14)(8)2Substitute the valuesA=(3.14)(64)Evaluate the exponentA=200.96Multiply the valuesA=201Round off\begin{align*} A &= \pi r^{2} && \text{Write the formula for the area of circle}\\ A &= (3.14)(8)^{2} && \text{Substitute the values}\\ A &= (3.14)(64) && \text{Evaluate the exponent}\\ A &= 200.96 && \text{Multiply the values}\\ A &= 201 && \text{Round off} \end{align*}

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