A water sprinkler has a range of 5 meters as shown. The jet of water from the sprinkler sweeps out at an angle of 85° as the noz

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A water sprinkler has a range of 5 meters as shown. The jet of water from the sprinkler sweeps out at an angle of 85° as the noz

zle turns. Solve for the total area watered by the sprinkler. Use the value π = 3.14, and round your answer to one decimal place.
a. 15.6 Square Meters
b. 17.8 Square Meters
c. 18.5 Square Meters
d. 19.2 Square Meters

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kipiarov [429] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-17T08:41:33+03:00

kipiarov [429]3 years ago

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Answer:

C. 18.5 Square Meters

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telo118 [61] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-17T07:11:57+03:00

telo118 [61]3 years ago

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I found the image that accompanied this problem.
We need to solve for the area of the sector.

A = n/360 * π * r²
A = 85/360 * 3.14 * 5²
A = 0.2361 * 3.14 * 25
A = 18.5347

Answer is C. 18.5 square meters.