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Amy has a circular flower garden, 24 ft in diameter. She

sets a sprinkler in the center of the garden, and it rotates
through a 165 angle. What is the area covered by the
sprinkler? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Amy has a circular flower garden, 24 ft in diameter. She sets a sprinkler in the center-example-1
User Keebus
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Answer:

Explanation:

First, find the area of the circle.

pi*r^2 is 144*pi or 452.389342117 (because long numbers are fun)

165/360 is 0.45833333333

Hence, 452*0.45 is 207.345115135 or 207.35 (5 rounds up) or 207.4

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