SOLUTION: A rancher in Dallas decides to build a silo inside his corral. The rectangular corral measures 25 meters by 15 meters and the silos base is circular with a diameter of 2 meters. Fi

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Question 298715: A rancher in Dallas decides to build a silo inside his corral. The rectangular corral measures 25 meters by 15 meters and the silos base is circular with a diameter of 2 meters. Find a polynomial for the remaining area of the corral (in square meters) after the silo is built?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rancher in Dallas decides to build a silo inside his corral. The rectangular corral measures 25 meters by 15 meters and the silos base is circular with a diameter of 2 meters. Find a polynomial for the remaining area of the corral (in square meters) after the silo is built?
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Rectangle area = 25*15 sq. meters
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Silo base area = (pi)(1)^2 = pi sq meters
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Remaining area: 25*15 - pi = (375-pi) sq meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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25*15-3.14=371.86 sq meters
radius is 1
1^=1
so area of the silo is pi