Find the area of the sector

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asked Dec 4, 2022 222k views

2 Answers

Kuyabiye · Answer 1 · 2022-12-06T18:26:18+0000

Answer:

The easiest way to do this is to calculate the Area of the whole circle and then subtract the 1/4 of the missing piece.

So:

Eric Svitok · Answer 2 · 2022-12-11T07:46:54+0000

Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf a \approx 190.9 \ yd^2}}$

Explanation:

There are 2 formulas for the area of a sector, but since we are given the central angle in degrees (not radians), we will use this formula:

$a= \frac {\theta}{360} * \pi r^2$

Where θ is the central angle and r is the radius.

For this circle, the radius is 9 yards and the central angle is 270 degrees. We can substitute these values into the formula.

$a= \frac {270}{360} * \pi * (9 \ yd )^2$

Solve the fraction.

$a=0.75 * \pi * (9 \ yd)^2$

Solve the exponent.

$a= 0.75 * \pi * 81 \ yd^2$

Multiply all three numbers together.

$a= 190.851753706 \ yd^2$

The question asks us to round to the nearest tenth.

The 5 in the hundredth place tells us to round the 8 up to a 9.

$a \approx 190.9 \ yd^2$

The area of the sector is approximately 190.9 square yards.