SOLUTION: A cow is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long. Find the area it can graze?

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Question 761060: A cow is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long. Find the area it can graze?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Angle/360 = Area of Sector/Pi * r^2
90/360 = Area of Sector/ Pi * 7^2
Cross multiply
90 * Pi * 7^2/360 = Area of Sector
Area of Sector = 38.5m^2
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