Cracking coco nuts with the family station wagon at 70 MPH
Points P and Q are located on the circumference of circle O.
The center of the circle is at point O.
Chord PQ is drawn from point P to point Q.
Chord PQ has a length of 777.699 meters.
The perpendicular distance d from the center O to chord PQ is 260.037 meters.
Find the area A of the shaded region.
A = _________ square meters
First correct answer sent to [email protected] wins a gift card for frozen treats, for two, at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.
Last week’s winner was Xavier Strand with Mass = 30 kilograms.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].