SOLUTION: A square with a side of 3 units is inscribed in a circle. what is the area of the shaded region

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Question 976805: A square with a side of 3 units is inscribed in a circle. what is the area of the shaded region
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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The square has a diagonal of
3sqrt%282%29
Which is the diameter of the circle.
Area of the circle is pi r^2 or 14.14 and the square is 9.
So that shaded region you are thinking about is 5.14.