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What is the area of the shaded region? (Approximate π to be 3.14)

What is the area of the shaded region? (Approximate π to be 3.14)-example-1
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Answer:

about 113.04 square inches

Explanation:

No angles are indicated, so we must assume the sector is 1/4 of the circle. Then its area is 1/4 of that of a circle with radius 12 in:

Circle area = πr²

Sector area = (1/4)π(12 in)² = 36π in²

Sector area ≈ 36(3.14) in² = 113.04 in²

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