SOLUTION: Find the area of a segment of a circle whose diameter is 9 inches, if the segment has a central angle of pie/3 radians.

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Question 32869: Find the area of a segment of a circle whose diameter is 9 inches, if the segment has a central angle of pie/3 radians.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of the circle is 81(pi) sq. in.
(pi)/3 = 1/6 of the circle
The segment has area [81pi)/6=13.5pi sq. in.
Cheers,
Stan H.