document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166909>Question 1166909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I dont understand how to do this I have to find the area of the larger segment whose chord is 8 inches long in a circle with an 8 inch radius.  I am not following any of how to do these problems I am very confused </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The chord is 8 inches long, and the radius of the circle is 8 inches.  So the triangle formed by the chord and the two radii to the endpoints of the chord form an equilateral triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each angle of an equilateral triangle is 60 degrees, which is 1/6 of a full circle of 360 degrees.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the area of the smaller segment of the circle is 1/6 the area of the whole circle; therefore, the area of the larger segment is 5/6 the area of the whole circle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the given radius in the formula for the area of a circle and multiply the result by 5/6.<br><BR>\n" );
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