The Pythagorean Proposition can help you explain this:
1, a.) The two specific conjectures are in the first image.
1, b.) The two general conjectures are in the second image.
2, a.) Two specific conjectures for this pattern are:
- The common difference between two consecutive terms is 3.
- And the given difference is A.P.
2, b.) From our observation two general conjecture is that the given sequence is an arithmetic sequence and the common difference is 3.
For finding its nth term we can use the formula: a(n) = a + (n-1) x d.
2, c.) A formula for the given pattern is 5 + (n-1)3, where n is the number of the term.
The width of the square is 7 cm. This is also the diameter of the circle.
To find the area of the square, you do 7², which is 49 cm².
To find the area of a circle, you do πr².
The radius is half the diameter, so it's 7 ÷ 2, which is 3.5 cm.
π3.5² ≈ 38.4845100065 cm².
The shaded region is the area of the square minus the area of the circle.
49 - 38.4845100065 = <span>10.5154899935, but because you're using 3.14 to approximate pi, the closest answer is 10.54 cm</span>².
The answer is 10.54 cm².
You can not solve for a as all of the numbers are unknown