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The shaded sector above covers 1/3 of the circle. If the radius of the circle above is 3 cm, what is the area of the sector in terms of ?

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Given:

The shaded sector above covers [tex]\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] of the circle.

Radius of the circle = 3 cm

To find:

The area of the sector in terms of π.

Solution:

The area of a circle is

[tex]A=\pi r^2[/tex]

Substituting [tex]r=3[/tex], we get

[tex]A=\pi (3)^2[/tex]

[tex]A=9\pi[/tex]

It is given that the shaded sector above covers [tex]\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex] of the circle.

The area of shaded sector [tex]=\dfrac{1}{3}A[/tex]

                                             [tex]=\dfrac{1}{3}(9\pi)[/tex]

                                             [tex]=3\pi[/tex]

Therefore, the area of shaded sector is 3π sq. cm.