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Answer Sa Mga Problema Sa Math

The document describes two geometry problems involving calculating the areas of plane figures made up of combinations of circles and trapezoids. The first problem involves finding the area of a figure made up of an isosceles trapezoid and a circular segment that are tangent. The second problem involves finding the area of the largest circle that is tangent to three smaller, equal circles. Step-by-step solutions are provided using properties of circles, triangles, and trapezoids.

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Answer Sa Mga Problema Sa Math

The document describes two geometry problems involving calculating the areas of plane figures made up of combinations of circles and trapezoids. The first problem involves finding the area of a figure made up of an isosceles trapezoid and a circular segment that are tangent. The second problem involves finding the area of the largest circle that is tangent to three smaller, equal circles. Step-by-step solutions are provided using properties of circles, triangles, and trapezoids.

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rapezoid - Circular Segment Problems, 2

Category: Plane Geometry, Trigonometry

"Published in Vacaville, California, USA"

The plane area shown in the figure consists of an


isosceles trapezoid (non-parallel sides equal) and a
segment of a circle. If the non-parallel sides are tangent to
the segment at points A and B, find the area of the
composite figure.

Photo by Math Principles in Everyday Life

Solution:
The given plane figure consists of an isosceles trapezoid
and a circular segment. Let's analyze and label further the
above figure as follows
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From point A, draw a line perpendicular to CA and from


point B, draw a line perpendicular to BD. The intersection
of the two lines is point O which is the center of a circular
arc. By using the laws of angles, ∆AOB is an isosceles
triangle because the two base angles and their opposite
sides are equal. If∆AOB is an isosceles triangle, then the
altitude h bisects AB into two equal parts which are 1.5''
each.
The radius of a circular arc is

The height of ∆AOB is


The angle of a circular arc is

Hence, the area of a circular segment is

The height of a circular segment is


The height of a trapezoid is

The length of the upper base of a trapezoid is

but

Then the above equation becomes

Hence, the area of a trapezoid is


Therefore, the area of a plane figure is

18.
Each of the four circles shown in the figure is tangent to
the other three. If the radius of each of the smaller circles
is x, find the area of the largest circle. If x = 2.71, what is
the area of the largest circle?

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Solution:

When you connect the centers of the three small circles,


the figure is an equilateral triangle. The center of an
equilateral triangle will be the radius of a big circle as
shown below

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Consider the equilateral triangle, draw the perpendicular


lines from each vertex, and label further as follows
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In a 30° - 60° - 90° triangle, the shortest side is half of the


hypotenuse which is ½ y. The other side of a triangle is
equal to the shortest side times the square root of three.
Therefore, we can solve for the value of y in terms of x as
follows

or
The radius of a big circle is

Therefore, the area of a big circle is


If x = 2.71, then the area of a big circle is

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