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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The circle below has a radius of 10 cm. What is the area of the shaded region? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places. Do not include units in your answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the answer 78.54 ? or 78.50?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

circle has area pi r^2, this is 1/4 of that

OpenStudy (richyw):

\[a_{\text{circle}}=\pi r^2\]\[\frac{\pi (10)^2}{4}=25\pi\]

OpenStudy (gunsodo):

Yes, it is 78.50.

OpenStudy (richyw):

so you have \(25\pi \;\text{cm}\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

78.54

OpenStudy (richyw):

octave tells me that it is 78.5398163397448, so if you trust my computer, then I agree with 78.54!

OpenStudy (gunsodo):

Oh, I'm sorry. I always get the pi equals 3.14...

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