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User Suresh Chikani
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To solve this problem we need to find the area of the circular sector that represents the slice. To do that we will use the following expression:


A_{\text{sector}}=(\theta\cdot\pi\cdot r^2)/(360)

Where theta is the angle for the sector and r is the radius for the circle. To find the radius we need to divide the diameter by 2.


r=(d)/(2)=(16)/(2)=8\text{ in}

The radius of this pizza is equal to 8 inches and the angle for the sector is 45 degrees. Applying this data on the expression above we can find the area for the slice.


A_{\text{sector}}=(45\cdot3.14159\cdot8^2)/(360)=25.133\text{ square inches}

The correct alternative is H. The slice has 25.133 square inches of area.

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