SOLUTION: How would you find the remaining area of a circle with a rectangle in it measure 4 ft by 3 ft with all four corners touching the outer edge of the circle?

SOLUTION: How would you find the remaining area of a circle with a rectangle in it measure 4 ft by 3 ft with all four corners touching the outer edge of the circle?

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Question 195246: How would you find the remaining area of a circle with a rectangle in it measure 4 ft by 3 ft with all four corners touching the outer edge of the circle?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal of the rectangle is 5 because it is the hypotenuse of a 3-4-5 right triangle. The diagonal is also the diameter of the circle.
A=pi*r^2
=pi*2.5^2
=pi*6.25 ft^2
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Ed
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