SOLUTION: I just cannot figure this out. Please help me: a sign is in the shape of a square with a semicircle of a radius x adjoining one side and a semicircle of diameter x removed from th

Question 241467: I just cannot figure this out. Please help me: a sign is in the shape of a square with a semicircle of a radius x adjoining one side and a semicircle of diameter x removed from the opposite side. If the side of the square are length 2x, then write the area of the sign as a function of x.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think it looks like this:
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The area of the semi-circle added to one side
is
The area of the square is
So far the area of the sign is

The semi-circle that is removed
has radius =
It's area is
So, the area of the sign is

Factor out

Hope I got it

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