A circular garden of radius 10 m is divided into two pa

A circular garden of radius 10 m is divided into two pa
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A circular garden of radius 10 m is divided into two parts by a straight line fence. Smaller part is the walking area and flowers are planted in the larger part. The fence is at a distance of 6 m from the centre of the garden. What is the walking area in m2? It is given that cos 53°= 35.

A.

36m2

B.

44.5m2

C.

12m2

D.

72m2

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Right Answer is: B

SOLUTION

In ORQ,
102 
= OR2 + RQ2
102 
= 62 +RQ2
RQ2
 = 64
 RQ = 8 m
 PQ = 2RQ = 16 m  [OR is perpendicular bisector of PQ]

Area of ΔOPQ = 12 × Base × Height  
= 12 × PQ × OR  
= 12 × 16 × 6  
= 48 m2 

Area of sector OPSQ = POQ360 × π×r2
In  ORQ,
cos(ROQ) =  adjacent sidehypotenuse
                          = OROQ
                          = 610
                          = 35
 cos( ROQ) = 35
It is given that cos(53) = 35.
Hence  ROQ = 53

POQ = 2(ROQ) = 106 

Area of sector POQS = POQ360 ×π×r2
= 106360 ×π×102 = 92.5 m2

Area of segment PRQS = Area of sector POQS – Area of OPQ  = 92.5 – 48 = 44.5 m2