[Math] Find the area and perimeter of a segment of a circle

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Find the area and perimeter of the shaded region in the figure

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My work

$$
\begin{align}
\text{Area} &= \frac{r^2}{2} \theta – \frac12 r^2 \sin(\theta)\\
&= \frac{8^2}{2} \frac{37 \pi}{180}- \frac128^2\sin\left(\frac{37 \pi}{180}\right)\\
&= 41.3
\end{align}
$$

Best Answer

Your work on the area is correct except the $37$'s should be $74$'s. There is no need to divide the angle by $2$. (Think through what the answer would be if the angle were $90$ instead of $74$. You'd be looking at a quarter circle with a right isosceles triangle removed, so the area would be $r^2({\pi\over4}-{1\over2})$.)

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