SOLUTION: I have been given the task of finding the area of a shaded portion of a composite figure. This figure is a rectangle with a circle inside of it and its shaded portion is the rectan

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Question 1039171: I have been given the task of finding the area of a shaded portion of a composite figure. This figure is a rectangle with a circle inside of it and its shaded portion is the rectangle. The circle has a radius of 4 meters and the rectangle's length is 12 meters, I was not given its width. I am familiar with calculating the area of composite figures, rectangles and circles; however I don't know how to find the area of a rectangle when only the length is given. Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
without seeing the diagram, it is hard for me to visualize
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if the circle touches the two lengths of the rectangle, then the diameter of the circle is the width
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