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Question 1094682
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document.write( "We want the area of the SEGMENT, which is the region\r\n" );
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document.write( "The SECTOR consists of both the triangle and the SECTOR.\r\n" );
document.write( "The triangle is equilateral because all its sides are 8.\r\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the angle is 60° or  radians.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the whole SECTOR is given by the formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is a formula for the area of the equilateral triangle \r\n" );
document.write( "in terms of its sides which all equal s.  It is\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the sides are 8, s=8, the area of the equilateral\r\n" );
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