SOLUTION: A museum window is formed by adding a semicircle to the top of a rectangle. The base of the rectangle is 2 ft. What is the area of the semicircular part of the window?

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Question 853195: A museum window is formed by adding a semicircle to the top of a rectangle. The base of the rectangle is 2 ft. What is the area of the semicircular part of the window?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diameter of the semicircle is +2+ ft
That makes the radius of the semicircle +r+=+1+ ft
The area of a semicircle is:
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2Api%2Ar%5E2+
+A+=+%281%2F2%29%2Api%2A1%5E2+
+A+=+pi%2F2+
+A+=+1.5708+ ft2