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24 November, 11:53

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Given a circle with an 8" radius, find the area of the smaller segment whose chord is 8" long

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  1. 24 November, 12:22
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    I'm guessing that you want to find the segment area of a circle that has a radius AO = 8" and a chord AB with a length of 8".

    Sine angle AOD = AE / OA

    Sine angle AOD = 4 / 8

    Sine angle AOD =.5

    arc sine (.5) = 30 degrees

    So, angle AOB = 60 degrees

    Circle Area = PI * radius^2

    Circle Area = 201.06

    Sector Area = (60/360) * 201.06

    Sector Area = 33.51

    Line OE^2 = AO^2 - AE^2

    Line OE^2 = 64 - 16

    Line OE = 6.9282032303

    Triangle AOB Area = OE*AE = 6.9282032303 * 4

    Triangle AOB Area = 27.7128129211

    Segment Area = Sector Area - Triangle AOB Area

    Segment Area = 33.51 - 27.71

    Segment Area = 5.80
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