Find Area of Shaded Circle

Discussion in 'Geometry and Trigonometry' started by nycmathguy, Sep 15, 2021.

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    nycmathguy

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    this problem is not from your book

    x^2/4+y^2/12=1 is an ellipse with center at (0,0)

    =>the length of the side of the square is 8
    => the radius of the circle is 8/2=4
    the area of the shaded circle is 4^2*pi=16pi=50.27 square units
     
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    You are right. I found it on FB. I wanted to see how it is done.
     
    nycmathguy, Sep 16, 2021
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