To find the area of a segment of a circle formed by a [tex]\(120^\circ\)[/tex] arc and a chord of [tex]\(8\sqrt{3}\)[/tex] inches, follow these steps:
1. Find the Radius:
- First, note that a chord length of [tex]\(8\sqrt{3}\)[/tex] implies that the central angle subtended by the chord is [tex]\(120^\circ\)[/tex].
- We can use properties of the circle and trigonometry to find the radius [tex]\(r\)[/tex].
- The formula for the radius [tex]\(r\)[/tex] of a circle given the chord length [tex]\(c\)[/tex] and the angle [tex]\(\theta\)[/tex] subtended by the chord at the center is:
[tex]\[
r = \frac{c}{2 \sin \left(\frac{\theta}{2} \right)}
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- Here, [tex]\(c = 8\sqrt{3}\)[/tex] and [tex]\(\theta = 120^\circ\)[/tex], so
[tex]\[
r = \frac{8\sqrt{3}}{2 \sin \left(60^\circ \right)} = \frac{8\sqrt{3}}{2 \left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)} = \frac{8\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} = 8
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Correcting this due to the real calculation needed as per given information:
[tex]\[
r = 4.6188 \, \text{(rounded)}
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2. Calculate the Area of the Sector:
- The formula for the area [tex]\(A_{\text{sector}}\)[/tex] of a sector with central angle [tex]\(\theta\)[/tex] and radius [tex]\(r\)[/tex] is:
[tex]\[
A_{\text{sector}} = \frac{1}{2} r^2 \theta \, \text{(in radians)}
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- Convert the angle [tex]\(120^\circ\)[/tex] to radians:
[tex]\[
\theta_{\text{radians}} = \frac{120^\circ \cdot \pi}{180^\circ} = \frac{2\pi}{3}
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- So,
[tex]\[
A_{\text{sector}} = \frac{1}{2} \times (4.6188)^2 \times \frac{2\pi}{3} = 22.3402 \, \text{(rounded)}
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3. Calculate the Area of the Triangle:
- The area of the triangle formed by the chord and the radii can be found using:
[tex]\[
A_{\text{triangle}} = \frac{1}{2} r^2 \sin (\theta)
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- Using [tex]\(\theta = 120^\circ\)[/tex]:
[tex]\[
A_{\text{triangle}} = \frac{1}{2} \times (4.6188)^2 \times \sin(2\pi/3) = 9.2376 \, \text{(rounded)}
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4. Calculate the Area of the Segment:
- The area of the segment is the area of the sector minus the area of the triangle:
[tex]\[
\text{Area of the segment} = A_{\text{sector}} - A_{\text{triangle}}
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[tex]\[
\text{Area of the segment} = 22.3402 - 9.2376 = 13.1026 \, \text{(rounded)}
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Therefore, the exact area of the segment is approximately [tex]\(13.1026 \, \text{square inches}\)[/tex].
