2. The radii of two circles are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. Find the radius of the circle having area equal to the sum of the areas of the two circles.
We know that the area of the circle is :
Thus area of a 1st circle :
or
And the area of a 2nd circle is :
or
According to the question area of the new circle is
or
or
Hence the area of the new circle is 10 cm.