The area of a circle is given by the following equation:
[tex]A\text{ = }\pi r^2[/tex]In which r is the radius.
In this question, we have a radius of 42 inches.
Using pi = 3.14, the area is:
[tex]A\text{ = 3.14}\cdot(42)^2\text{ = }5539[/tex]Since the radius in inches, the area is measured in squared inches.
The area is 5539 squared inches.