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Find the area of the shaded regions. Give your answer as a completely simplified exact value in terms of pi (no approximations)

Find the area of the shaded regions. Give your answer as a completely simplified exact-example-1

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Answer:

A = 27π cm²

Explanation:

the area (A) of the sector is calculated as

A = area of circle × fraction of circle

the central angle of the shaded sector = 360° - 90° = 270° , then

A = πr² ×
(270)/(360)

= π × 6² ×
(3)/(4)

= 36π ×
(3)/(4)

= 9π × 3

= 27π cm²

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