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Find the area of the window shown below. Use 3.14 for pi. Round to the nearest tenth.

Find the area of the window shown below. Use 3.14 for pi. Round to the nearest tenth-example-1

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Answer:

A = 22.0 in²

Explanation:

The area-of-a-circle formula is A = (pi)r², where r is the radius. The area of a semicircle is A = (1/2)(pi)r².

In this case (semicircular window), the area is

A = (1/2)(3.14)(14 in) = 21.98 in². To the nearest tenth, that's A = 22.0 in²

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