Application 1.8 - Area of a Circle

Objective

Create a console application that calculates the area of a circle based on user input for the radius.

Skills to Practice

• Prompting a user for input
• Converting input to the correct data type (if necessary)
• Performing arithmetic calculations
• Formatting output

Tasks

• Create a new project named 1-8-area-circle-calculator
• Complete the following tasks:
  • Prompt the user to enter the radius of the circle.
  • Use the formula Area = π × radius² to calculate the area of the circle.
  • Optionally, round the answer to two decimal places.
  • Display the calculated area to the user in a clear and formatted manner.

Sample Output

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--- Circle Area Calculator ---
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Enter the radius of the circle: 5 [Enter]
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The area of the circle is 78.54