SOLUTION: Find the probability of landing in the shaded region, it's a rectangle with 12in on the bottom and 5 in. on left side while the radius is 2 in. and there is a shaded circle in the

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Question 1033615: Find the probability of landing in the shaded region, it's a rectangle with 12in on the bottom and 5 in. on left side while the radius is 2 in. and there is a shaded circle in the middle
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of landing in the shaded area is the ratio of shaded area to overall area.
A%5Bs%5D=pi%2A%282%29%5E2=4pi
A%5Btot%5D=5%2A12=60
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P=A%5Bs%5D%2FA%5Btot%5D=%284pi%29%2F60=pi%2F15