Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Radian Measure and the Unit Circle - Section 3.2 Applications of Radian Measure - 3.2 Exercises - Page 107: 65d

Answer

$672$ ft$^{2}$

Work Step by Step

The area of each sector formed by consecutive spokes can be found using the formula $A=\frac{1}{2}r^{2}\theta$ where $r=76$ ftand $\theta=\frac{2\pi}{27}$ radians: $A=\frac{1}{2}r^{2}\theta=\frac{1}{2}(76)^{2}(\frac{2\pi}{27})=672.07\approx672 ft^{2}$
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