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A water sprinkler has a range of 5meters. The jet of water from the sprinkler sweeps out at an angle of 85degrees as the nozzle turns. What is the area watered by the sprinkler?

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Answer:

I found the image that accompanied this problem.

We need to solve for the area of the sector.

A = n/360 * π * r²

A = 85/360 * 3.14 * 5²

A = 0.2361 * 3.14 * 25

A = 18.5347

Answer is C. 18.5 square meters.

Explanation:

User Apurva Mayank
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It's (85/360) of a full circle with a radius of 5meters.
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