Answer:
The area of the portion of the windshield cleaned by the 7-in wiper blade is 62.49 in²
Explanation:
Given
Length of blade = 9 inches
Angle of rotation = 93°
We're to calculate the area of the portion of the windshield cleaned by the 7-in wiper blade?
We'll solve this by using area of a sector.
Area of a sector = ½r²θ
where θ is in radians.
So, angle of rotation (93°) must first be converted to radians
Converting 93º to radians, we get 31π/60
The area of the region swept out by the wiper blade = (area of the sector where r = 9 and
θ = 31π/60) - (area of the sector where r = (9-7) and θ = 31π/60).
We're making use of 9-7 because that region is outside the boundary of the 7in blade
So Area = ½*9²*31π/60 - ½*2²*31π/60
Area = ½*31π/60(9²-7²)
Area = 31π/120 * (81 - 49)
Area = 31π/120 * 32
Area = 992π/120
Area = 62.49151386765697 in²
Area ≈ 62.49 in²
Hence, the area of the portion of the windshield cleaned by the 7-in wiper blade is 62.49 in²
