Question

find the area of the shaded region. use 3.14159 as pi. round to the nearest tenth. be prepared to show your work.

Answer 1

9.8

Explanation:

Since the shaded region has a direct copy of itself on the other side, it means that the shaded region is 1/2 the total area of the circle. The area of the circle is pi(2.5)^2. Which is 6.25pi. 6.25/2 is 3.125. 3.125*3.14159 is 9.8174... Rounded to the nearest tenth, it is 9.8.