Question

A carpenter has cut 2 semicircular pieces from a rectangular block as shown. Which formula could be used to find A, the area of the figure?

*Show work and explain the answer choice you chose**

A. A = ab
B. A = ab - 1/4 * pi * a^2
C. A = ab - 1/4 *a^2
D. A = ab + pi * a

Answer 1

ans B

Answer 2

@jaga_co why b explain why

Answer 3

ya
two semicircle mean one circle area=(pi d^2)/4
area of rectangular= ab
rectangular area - circle area =ans B