SOLUTION: A lawn is rectangular in the middle and it has semicircle portions along the shorter sides of the rectangle. The rectangular portion measures 50 by 35. Find the area of the lawn

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Question 825295: A lawn is rectangular in the middle and it has semicircle portions along the shorter sides of the rectangle. The rectangular portion measures 50 by 35. Find the area of the lawn
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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so you want the area of a circle with diameter of 35 ie radius of 17.5
3.14*17.5^2
add that to 50*35
3.14*17.5^2+50*35=2711.625 =2711 5/8