A 3 cm x 10 cm rectangle sits inside a circle with radius of 12cm.What is the area of the shaded region

Question

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Answer 1

Hi Myah!

Since the rectangle sits within the larger circle, let's look at it this way:

Area of Shaded Region = Area of Circle - Area of Rectangle

OR

(X) =( pi * r^2 ) - (rectangle length * rectangle width)

Now we fill in the numbers where we know the numbers:

(X) = (pi * (12 cm)^2) - (3cm * 10cm)

(X) = (pi * 144cm^2) - (30 cm^2)

(X) = 144pi - 30

(X) = 452.39 - 30

(X) = 422.39 cm^2

Hope this helps!