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Solve for the area of the complex figure below. Show your work and explain the steps you used to solve.

Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Solve for the area of the complex figure below. Show your work and explain the steps-example-1
User Ravenwing
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There is a square and a half circle.

To find the radius of the circle: 18in - 12in = 6in
Area of a circle = (pi)r^2 = 3.14 (6in)^2 = 3.14 (36in^2) = 113.04in^2
This is an half circle, so we have to divide by 2 the result
56.52in^2 in what we’re looking for.

Area of the square = (12in)^2 = 144in^2

Total area = (144 + 56.52)in^2 = 200.52in^2
Or 201in^2 to the nearest whole number.
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