Answer:
12.25π + 77, or approximately 114.48.
Explanation:
We can divide the figure into two semicircles (which equal to one circle) and a rectangle. We know that the diameter of the circles is 7, which means the radius is 3.5. Since all points on the circle are equidistant from the center point, we can subtract 18 - 3.5 - 3.5 = 11. Therefore, the dimensions of the rectangle are 11 x 7, which means the area of the rectangle is 77. The formula for the area of a circle is πr^2. There are two semicircles, which means the sum of them both will equal one circle, since they have the same radius. The sum of the areas of the two semicircles equate to 12.25π. The area of the figure is 12.25 + 77, or approximately 114.48.