Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Angle Measure - 6.1 Exercises - Page 480: 84

Answer

$\approx 11,781$ f$t^{2}$

Work Step by Step

Starting from the bottom right, counterclockwise, there are four quarter-circles (central angle $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2}$) with radii $r_{1}=100-60=40$ ft $r_{2}=100$ ft $r_{3}=100-50=50$ ft $r_{4}=100-50-20=30$ ft The area $A$ of a sector with central angle of $\theta$ radians is $ A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}r^{2}\theta$. The total area of the 4 quarter-circles is $ A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{\pi}{2}(40^{2}+100^{2}+50^{2}+30^{2})\approx$11780.972451 $\approx 11,781$ f$t^{2}$
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