document.write( "Question 80367: A man has a barn that is 20 ft by 10 ft. He tethers a cow to one corner of the outside of the barn using a 50-ft rope.
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document.write( "What is the total area that the cow is capable of grazing? I'm new to the site so I'l work on making a picture.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #57659 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area of the circle the cow could cover if the barn was not there \n" ); document.write( "is (pi)50^2 \n" ); document.write( "But the barn cuts of 1/4th of the circle leaving 3/4 th of the circle \n" ); document.write( "for the cow to graze. \n" ); document.write( "Grazing area = (3/4)(pi)50^2 = 5890.49 sq ft \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |