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Find the perimeter and area of this figure

it is made up of semicircles and quarter circles

please use the actual symbol pi, do not simplify

Find the perimeter and area of this figure it is made up of semicircles and quarter-example-1

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Answer:

A = (16π -32) in²

P = (4π +8√2) in

Explanation:

The area is that of a quarter-circle of radius 8 inches less half the area of a square with side length 8 inches. Two formulas are useful:

area of a circle = πr² . . . . .r = radius

area of a square = s² . . . . s = side length

Then your area is ...

A = (1/4)π(8 in)² - (1/2)(8 in)² = (64 in²)(π/4 -1/2)

A = (16π -32) in²

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The applicable formulas for the side lengths of your figure are ...

arc BD = (1/4)(2πr) = π(r/2) = π(8 in)/2 = 4π in

segment BD = (8 in)√2

The perimeter is the sum of these lengths, so is ...

P = (4π +8√2) in

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Of course, you are very familiar with the fact that an isosceles right triangle with side lengths 1 has a hypotenuse of length √(1²+1²) = √2. Scaling the triangle by a factor of 8 inches means the segment AB will be 8√2 inches long.

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