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Circle Calculator
Pick which value you know (radius, diameter, circumference, or area) and the calculator returns the other three using the standard circle formulas.
Solve from
Positive number; any consistent unit. · e.g. 5
Solve a circle from any of radius, diameter, circumference, or area. Uses π from JavaScript's Math.PI.
Area
78.5398
r = 5
Diameter = 2r · Circumference = 2πr · Area = πr².
Examples
Radius 5
diameter 10 · circumference ≈ 31.416 · area ≈ 78.540
Diameter 12
radius 6 · circumference ≈ 37.699 · area ≈ 113.097
Area 50
radius ≈ 3.989 · diameter ≈ 7.979 · circumference ≈ 25.066
How it works
A circle is fully described by a single dimension: its radius. The calculator converts your input back to the radius (using the matching inverse formula) and then computes the other three values directly.
Diameter · d = 2r
Circumference · C = 2πr
Area · A = πr²
Inverse: r = d ÷ 2 · r = C ÷ 2π · r = √(A ÷ π)
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Frequently asked questions
Area = π × r², where r is the radius. For a circle with radius 5, the area is π × 25 ≈ 78.540 square units. The unit follows from the radius: if r is in inches, area is in square inches.
Circumference = 2 × π × r, equivalently π × d where d is the diameter. For radius 5, the circumference is 10π ≈ 31.416 units.
From diameter, divide by 2: r = d ÷ 2. From circumference, divide by 2π: r = C ÷ (2π). From area, take the square root of A divided by π: r = √(A ÷ π). The calculator runs whichever rearrangement matches your input.
π is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, the same value for every circle. By definition C ÷ d = π, so C = πd = 2πr. Area follows from integrating concentric rings: A = πr². π is irrational, so every numeric answer involving a circle is a rounded approximation.
It uses JavaScript's Math.PI, which is correct to about 15 significant digits. Results are displayed with up to 6 decimal places, more than enough for typical homework or planning math. If you need symbolic answers, leave one term written as π and substitute at the end.
No. A circle is a 2D shape with area and circumference; a sphere is the 3D version, with surface area and volume. For sphere math, use the surface area calculator or volume calculator. The radius is the same concept in both.
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