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Revision as of 10:30, 18 September 2008
Problem
Skipper’s doghouse has a regular hexagonal base that measures one metre on each side. Skipper is tethered to a 2-metre rope which is fixed to a vertex. What is the area of the region outside the doghouse that Skipper can reach? Calculate an approximate answer by using 
or 
.
Solution
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The big sector has a radius of 2 and is 2/3 of the total circle that it used to be a part of, and thus has an area of 
. The two little sectors each have radius 1 and are 1/6 the total area of their circle, so the area of each of those is 
. Adding, we get 
. Then approximate.
See also
| 2005 PMWC (Problems) | ||
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