document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=595750>Question 595750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of the larger segment whose chord is 8\" long in a circle with an 8\" radius.(I'm guessing there are two segments? I have no idea, there is no diagram)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm working on an online geometry course and I'm given very little notes and no examples relate to this question. If I could see the work for this problem, I believe I could definitely try to solve the rest of my homework. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #377273 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=377273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an 8\" chord in a circle with an 8\" radius produces an equilateral triangle, with a vertex at the center of the circle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that the central angle of the segment is 60º (1/6 of the circle)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "however, the question specifies the \"larger\" segment; which is the other 5/6 of the circle </SPAN>\n" );
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