A 3 cm x 3 cm rectangle sits inside a circle with radius of 4 cm. What is the area of the shaded region? Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given :

A rectangle of 3 cm × 3cm sits inside a circle of Radius 4 cm. 

Area of circle = πr²

= 22/7 × 4 × 4

= 50.24 cm²

Area of rectangle = Length × width

= 3 × 3 cm²

= 9 cm²

Area of shaded region = (50.24 - 9) cm²

= 41.24 cm²