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AREAS RELATED

TO CIRCLE

  • Sum based on Area of sector

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ar (A – MXN)

Sol.

B

D

C

15 m

Q. A Horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass

field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope.

Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.

Also find the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10m long

instead of 5m. (Use π = 3.14)

Sector

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N

X

What is the formula to find area of sector?

Length of rope = 5 m

Radius of sector (r) = length of rope = 5 m

θ

360

 

πr2

θ = 90°

?

?

ar (A – MXN) =

θ

360

×

π

r2

=

360

90

×

3.14

×

5

×

5

1

4

=

4

1

×

×

5

×

5

100

314

A

5 m

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Q. A Horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass

field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope.

Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.

the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10m long instead of 5m. (Use π = 3.14)

=

4

1

×

×

5

×

5

100

314

ar (A – MXN)

Sol.

2

157

=

2 × 100

3925

=

19.625 m2

Area of the part of the field in which horse can graze is 19.625 m2

B

D

C

15 m

A

M

N

X

5 m

ar (A – MXN)

=

100

1962.5

1962.5

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10

×

10

×

Sol.

Q. A Horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass

field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope.

Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.

the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10m long instead of 5m. (Use π = 3.14)

A

B

D

C

15 m

V

S

U

M

N

X

10 m

What is the formula to find area of sector?

?

Length of rope = 10 m

Radius of sector (r) = length of rope = 10m

θ

360

 

πr2

θ = 90°

?

ar (A – SUV) =

θ

360

×

π

r2

=

360

90

3.14

×

1

4

2

5

5

=

3.14 × 5 × 5

=

78.5 m2

ar (A – SUV)

Sector

Area of the part of the field in which horse can graze is 78.5 m2

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Sol.

Q. A Horse is tied to a peg at one corner of a square shaped grass

field of side 15 m by means of a 5 m long rope.

Find the area of that part of the field in which the horse can graze.

the increase in the grazing area if the rope were 10m long instead of 5m. (Use π = 3.14)

B

D

C

15 m

A

Increase in grazing area

ar(A–MXN)

10 m

ar (A – SUV) = 78.5 m2

ar (A – MXN) = 19.625 m2

= ar(A–SUV)

Increase in grazing area =

ar(A–MXN)

ar(A–SUV)

=

78.5

19.625

=

58.875 m2

Increase in the grazing area is 58.875 m2

M

N

X

X

V

S

U