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Complexity=1

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

1.  
The figure inside is a square.
Area:
2.  
The triangle inside is equilateral.
Area:

Complexity=2

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

1.  
The triangle inside is a right triangle.
Area:
2.  
The triangle inside is equilateral.
Area:

Complexity=3

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

1.  
The figure inside is a square.
Area:
2.  
The figure inside is a square.
Area:

Answers


Complexity=1

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1
The figure inside is a square.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(Circle) - Area(Square)
Diagonal of square = 2 × 8 =16
Side of square = Diagonal/(√2)
Area of square = s2 = Diagonal2 /2 = 162/2 = 128
Area of circle = πr2 = 3.14 × 82 = 200.96
Area = Area of circle - Area of square = 200.96 - 128 = 72.96
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2
The triangle inside is equilateral.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(circle) - Area(Triangle)
Area(circle) = πr2 = 3.14 × 82 = 200.96
Side length of triangle = √3 × radius = √3 × 8 = 13.86
Area of equilateral triangle = √(3)s2 /4 = √(3) × 13.862/4 = 83.14
Area = Area of circle - Area of triangle = 200.96 - 83.14 = 117.82

Complexity=2

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1
The triangle inside is a right triangle.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(Circle) - Area(Triangle)
All triangles with the longest side as the diameter of a circle are right triangles.
Diameter2 = Hypotenuse2 = (side 1)2 + (side 2)2 = 42 + 52 = 16 + 25 = 41
Area of circle = πr2 = πd2 /4 = 3.14 × 41/4 = 32.185
Area of triangle = bh/2 = 4 × 5 / 2 = 10
Area = Area of Circle - Area of triangle = 32.185 - 10 = 22.19
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2
The triangle inside is equilateral.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(circle) - Area(Triangle)
Area(circle) = πr2 = 3.14 × 42 = 50.24
Side length of triangle = √3 × radius = √3 × 4 = 6.93
Area of equilateral triangle = √(3)s2 /4 = √(3) × 6.932/4 = 20.78
Area = Area of circle - Area of triangle = 50.24 - 20.78 = 29.46

Complexity=3

Find the area of the highlighted region. Gives answers to the nearest hundreth. Use 3.14 for pi

#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
1
The figure inside is a square.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(Circle) - Area(Square)
Diagonal of square = 1
Side of square = Diagonal/(√2)
Area of square = s2 = Diagonal2 /2 = 12/2 = 0.5
Area of circle = πr2 = πd 2/4 = 3.14 × 12/4 = 0.785
Area = Area of circle - Area of square = 0.785 - 0.5 = 0.29
#ProblemCorrect AnswerYour Answer
2
The figure inside is a square.
Area:
Solution
Area = Area(Circle) - Area(Square)
Diagonal of square = 8
Side of square = Diagonal/(√2)
Area of square = s2 = Diagonal2 /2 = 82/2 = 32
Area of circle = πr2 = πd 2/4 = 3.14 × 82/4 = 50.24
Area = Area of circle - Area of square = 50.24 - 32 = 18.24
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