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Find the area of the larger segment whose chord is 8\" long in a circle with an 8\" radius.
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the total area of the circle: $\"pi%2A8%5E2\"$ = 201.062 sq/in
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\n" ); document.write( "The chord and the two radii form an equilateral triangle, all angles 60 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the portion contained in the 60 degree area
\n" ); document.write( " $\"60%2F360\"$ * 201.062 = 33.51 sq/in
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the equilateral triangle. (4* $\"sqrt%288%5E2-4%5E2%29\"$ = 27.71
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of chords smaller segment: 33.51 - 27.71 = 5.8 sq/in
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the larger segment: 201.06 - 5.8 = 195.26 sq/in \n" ); document.write( "

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