document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=655352>Question 655352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whats the area of the shaded figure? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can anyone show me step by step how to figure this out? 12.5cm is in the inside. 8.4 is at the bottom. THANKS!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409078 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=409078\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you look closely at shaded area, you will see that that area could be calculated as following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have a square inside ellipse with sides  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8.4cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8.4cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so its<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area is: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_square+=12.5cm%2A8.4cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_square+=12.5cm%2A8.4cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_square+=105cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_square+=105cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "than you have two half circles with same diameter of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8.4cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8.4cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that you should deduct from the area of the square, and these two halves make one full circle with area <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=r%5E2pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=r%5E2pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=8.4cm%2F2=4.2cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=8.4cm%2F2=4.2cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle1+=+r1%5E2pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle1+=+r1%5E2pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle1+=+%284.2cm%29%5E2%2A3.14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle1+=+%284.2cm%29%5E2%2A3.14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle1+=+55.3896%5E2cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle1+=+55.3896%5E2cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find their difference:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_square+-Area_circle1=105cm%5E2-55.3896%5E2cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_square+-Area_circle1=105cm%5E2-55.3896%5E2cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_square+-Area_circle1=49.6104cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_square+-Area_circle1=49.6104cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "finaly, you have two half circles, one on left and one on right side of the square, that make one full circle...its diameter is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12.5cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12.5cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; so, its radius is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r2=6.25cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r2=6.25cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the area will be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle2+=+r2%5E2pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle2+=+r2%5E2pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle2+=+%286.25cm%29%5E2pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle2+=+%286.25cm%29%5E2pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area_circle2+=122.65625cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area_circle2+=122.65625cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now, your shaded area will be:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=49.6104cm%5E2%2B122.65625cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=49.6104cm%5E2%2B122.65625cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=172.26665cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=172.26665cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...round to one decimal place\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=172.3cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Area_square+-Area_circle1%29+%2BArea_circle2=172.3cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, your answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=172.3cm%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"172.3cm%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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