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After remodeling the circular deck, the Museum Board Members decided to also build a

circular fence around the existing playground for safety reasons. The diameter of the
entire circular fence is 102.8 feet, while the radius of the playground is 37.3 feet.
Determine the difference in areas of the two regions. Show your work and justify your
reasoning.

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Answer:

3929 square feet

Explanation:

The radius of the fence circle is half its diameter, so is 51.4 feet. The area of a circle is given by the formula ...

A = πr^2

The difference in areas of the two regions is found by subtracting the smaller area from the larger one. So, the difference in area between the fenced area of radius 51.4 feet and the playground area of radius 37.3 feet is ...

∆A = π(51.4^2 -37.3^2) = 1250.67π ≈ 3929 . . . square feet

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