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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given the square, what is the probability randomly choosing a point from the shaded region. Answer .78 .39 .61 .5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

area of shaded region divided by total

OpenStudy (anonymous):

square is evidently 64

OpenStudy (anonymous):

shaded portion is have a circle with radius 4 and hence has area \[\frac{1}{2}\pi r^2=\frac{1}{2} 16\pi=8\pi\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and so answer is \[\frac{8\pi}{64}=\frac{\pi}{8}\]

hero (hero):

That's what I get too, so he is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you i understand it now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is a shame that you have to turn this perfectly nice number into a decimal approximation. your answer is .39

hero (hero):

Yes

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