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Question 795101: Please help me solve this problem:
a cow is tied to one corner of a 22 foot by 36 foot barn in the middle of a large grassy field. the rope is 50 feet long. over what area can the cow graze? (she cant go inside the barn, and there isnt any grass in there anyways.)

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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a cow is tied to one corner of a 22 foot by 36 foot barn in the middle of a large grassy field.
the rope is 50 feet long.
over what area can the cow graze?
drawing this out I got areas of 3 portions of a circle,
A = 3%2F4pi%2A50%5E2 + 1%2F4pi%2A14%5E2 + 1%2F4pi%2A28%5E2
What do you think?