SOLUTION: Find the area of a segment formed by a chord 8" long in a circle with radius of 8"

Question 1094680: Find the area of a segment formed by a chord 8" long in a circle with radius of 8"
Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The area of your segment is  of the area of the circle with the radius 8 MINUS the area of the equilateral triangle with the side length 8, i.e.

the area of the segment =  -  =  -  =  -  = 5.78 square inches (approximately).

Answer. The area of the segment is - = 5.78 square inches (approximately).

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