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The circle has center O. Its radius is 2 in, and the central angle a measures 40°. What is the area of the shaded region? Give the exact answer in terms of pi, and be sure to include the correct unit

The circle has center O. Its radius is 2 in, and the central angle a measures 40°. What-example-1
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\begin{gathered} \text{The formula for the sector of circle is as follows:} \\ A=(1)/(2)r^2\theta \\ \text{Here r =2in is the radius,} \\ \theta=(40)/(180)*\pi=0.223\pi \\ \text{Now,} \\ A=(1)/(2)*2^2*0.223\pi \\ A=0.446\pi\text{ in\textasciicircum{}2} \end{gathered}

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