SOLUTION: A patio needs to be painted. The shape of the patio is made up of a rectangle with a semicircle attached to the short side of the rectangle. The sides of the rectangle are 8 ft and
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Question 998871: A patio needs to be painted. The shape of the patio is made up of a rectangle with a semicircle attached to the short side of the rectangle. The sides of the rectangle are 8 ft and 10 ft. What is the area of the patio in square feet?
Answer in term of pi. Ex. 80+2Pi Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
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Area of rectangle = 8 x 10 = 80 ft^2
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Area of semicircle = Pi 4^2/2 = 8Pi
(Radius = 8/2 = 4ft)
Total area = 80 + 8Pi
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