Answer:
.86 square feet.
Explanation:
Directions
You have to do this by following directions.
1, Go one circle to your right. Make it the top circle.
2, Drop a perpendicular from the circle you've just been directed to.
3. Draw until you hit the center of the circle below the circle you started your line from. You should get a square.
Find the area of the square.
Each side of the square is 2 feet. You get that because the side of the square = 2 radii -- one radii from the two circles in the center.
Area Square = s^2
Area Square = 2 * 2
Area Square = 4
Find the are of the circles
The 4 central circles that are touching (2 to the left and 2 to the right) are each are 1/4 of a full circle. 4 * 1/4 circle Area = 1 full circle.
Area = pi * r^2 = 3.14 * 1^2 = 3.14
Find the area of the star
Area of the star = area of square - area of circle.
Area of the star = 4 - 3.14
Area of the star = .86 sqr feet