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Question from Gene, a student: find the area of a segment bounded by a chord and a 45 degree arc of a 36" circle |
Gene,
-Find the area of the sector bounded by the arc and the radii
(= 45/360 of a full circle)
-Find the area of the triangle [use 1/2 ab sin(theta) ]
Subtract!
Good hunting!
RD
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