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Find the area of the circular segment cut off by a chord that subtends a central angle of 90° in a circle of radius 10.

  1. 78.54
  2. 28.54
  3. 50
  4. 14.27

Answer

B. 28.54

Solution

A= 12r2( - )= 12(100)≤ft( π2-1 ) 28.54.

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