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Find the area of the shaded region of the circle and explain how you got your answer ​

Find the area of the shaded region of the circle and explain how you got your answer-example-1

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\textit{area of a sector of a circle}\\\\ A=\cfrac{\theta \pi r^2}{360} ~~ \begin{cases} r=radius\\ \theta =\stackrel{degrees}{angle}\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ r=6\\ \theta =80 \end{cases}\implies A=\cfrac{(80)\pi (6)^2}{360} \\\\\\ A=8\pi \implies A\approx 25.13~mi^2

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