The diagram above shows the shaded segment of a circle of radius 7cm. if the area of the triangle OXY is 12\(\frac{1}{4}\)cm\(^2\), calculate the area of the segment
[Take π = 22/7]
a
5/12cm2
b
7/12cm2
c
11/6cm2
d
2 1/3cm2
e
6 1/6cm2
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kyleuniversal
9 years ago
Here is an explanation:
area of segment = area of sector minus area of triangle
area of segment = (30/360)*(22/7)*7^2 cm^2 minus 25/2cm^2 .
area of segment = 77/6 minus 25/2 = (77-75)/6 =1/3cm^2
area of segment = 1/3 cm^2
REF: futher maths projext : mensuration*
Blueprints
2 years ago
The fact that the comments were posted as far back as 9 years ago.. time really flies.
Hope y'all doing well now.
