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The diagram of a high school baseball field is shown below. The outfield is the area between the dashed lines. What calculation can be performed to find the area of the outfield?

The diagram of a high school baseball field is shown below. The outfield is the area-example-1

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The calculated area of the outfield is 18133.5 square units

How to determine the area of the outfield?

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The high school baseball field

The area of the outfield is calculated as

Area = Area of baseball field - Inner Area

The shapes are quarter circles

So, each area can be calculated using

Area = 1/4πr²

This means that, we have

Area = 1/4πR² - 1/4πr²

Area = 1/4π(R² - r²)

Where

R = 130 + 70 = 200

r = 130

Substitute the known values into the equation

Area = 1/4π(200² - 130²)

Evaluate

Area = 5775π

Area = 5775 * 3.14

This gives

Area = 18133.5

Hence, the area of the outfield is 18133.5 square units

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