In the diagram below, the circle has a radius length of r=4. If the measure of central angle AB=115°, then what is the area of the unshaded part of the circle O?
Q. In the diagram below, the circle has a radius length of r=4. If the measure of central angle AB=115°, then what is the area of the unshaded part of the circle O?
Calculate Circle Area: Calculate the area of the entire circle.The formula for the area of a circle is A=πr2, where r is the radius of the circle.Given r=4, we calculate the area as follows:A=π(4)2=16π square units.
Calculate Shaded Fraction: Calculate the fraction of the circle that is shaded by the central angle.The central angle of the shaded sector is 115∘. The fraction of the circle that this sector represents is given by the central angle over 360∘.Fraction of circle = Central angle / 360∘ = 115∘/360∘.
Calculate Shaded Sector Area: Calculate the area of the shaded sector.Using the fraction from Step 2, we multiply it by the total area of the circle to find the area of the shaded sector.Area of shaded sector = Fraction of circle × Area of entire circle = (115°/360°)×16π.Area of shaded sector = (115/360)×16π≈10.2222π square units.
Calculate Unshaded Area: Calculate the area of the unshaded part of the circle.To find the area of the unshaded part, we subtract the area of the shaded sector from the total area of the circle.Area of unshaded part = Area of entire circle - Area of shaded sector = 16π−10.2222π.Area of unshaded part ≈5.7778π square units.