SOLUTION: Prove that the area of the minor segment cut off from a circle of radius r cm by a chord c cm from the centre of the circle is given by 1/2[2πcos^(-1)(c/r)r²/180°-2c(r²-c²)^½

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Question 1131927: Prove that the area of the minor segment cut off from a circle of radius r cm by a chord c cm from the centre of the circle is given by
1/2[2πcos^(-1)(c/r)r²/180°-2c(r²-c²)^½]

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Prove that the area of the minor segment cut off from a circle of radius r cm by a chord c cm from the centre of the circle is given by
1/2[2πcos^(-1)(c/r)r²/180°-2c(r²-c²)^½]
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Area+=+1%2F2%282pi%2Acos%5E%28-1%29%28c%2Fr%29r%5E2%2F180%B0-2c%2Asqrt%28r%5E2-c%5E2%29%29
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Enter it so that it can be rendered.
Clarify the denominator.
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Use, eg, r^2 for r squared, not a squiggle.