One of our more popular posts involves Arc Lengths & Sector Areas for circles. With that in mind, we thought we’d give you a challenging problem (well, really two problems) involving this topic. Give it a try and then scroll down for the answer.
The circle below has its center at O and triangle AOB is equilateral with sides that are each 6 inches.
1. What is the area, in square inches, of the shaded region?
A. 6π – 3√3
B. 9π – 3√3
C. 6π – 6√3
D. 6π – 9√3
E. 9π – 9√3
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