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Question from Daniela, a student: four circles are drawn in a square such that the circles are tangent to each other as shown. find the area of the shaded region. It the goes on to show a diagram with a square and four circles drawn in it. The length of a side of the square is 24. Please help me! |
Hi Daniela,
Is this the diagram?
What is the area of the square?
What is the radius r of the circles?
What is the area of a circle r?
What is the area remaining when you remove 4 circles of radius r from the square?
Penny
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