Your car's back window is in the shape of a trapezoid with the dimensions shown.
The 16
-inch window wiper cleans a part of the window in a semicircular pattern.
What is the approximate area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper?
To find the area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper, we first need to find the area of the entire trapezoid window.
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is given by:
Area = (1/2) × (sum of parallel sides) × (height)
In this case, the parallel sides are 16 inches (the length of the wiper blade) and 12 inches (the width of the window). The height of the trapezoid is given as 8 inches.
Area of trapezoid = (1/2) × (16 + 12) × 8 = (1/2) × 28 × 8 = 14 × 8 = 112 square inches
Next, we need to find the area of the semicircular pattern that the wiper cleans.
The formula for the area of a semicircle is given by:
Area = (1/2) × π × r^2
In this case, the radius r is half of the width of the window, so r = 12/2 = 6 inches.
Area of semicircle = (1/2) × π × 6^2 = (1/2) × π × 36 = 18π square inches
Finally, to find the area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper, we subtract the area of the semicircle from the area of the trapezoid:
Area of window not cleaned = Area of trapezoid - Area of semicircle
= 112 square inches - 18π square inches
Since π is an irrational number (approximately 3.14), let's use the approximation π ≈ 3.14 to estimate the area:
Area of window not cleaned ≈ 112 square inches - 18 × 3.14 square inches
≈ 112 square inches - 56.52 square inches
≈ 55.48 square inches
Therefore, the approximate area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper is 55.48 square inches.
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To find the area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper, we first need to find the area of the entire trapezoid window.
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is given by:
Area = (1/2) × (sum of parallel sides) × (height)
In this case, the parallel sides are 16 inches (the length of the wiper blade) and 12 inches (the width of the window). The height of the trapezoid is given as 8 inches.
Area of trapezoid = (1/2) × (16 + 12) × 8 = (1/2) × 28 × 8 = 14 × 8 = 112 square inches
Now, let's find the area of the window covered by the wiper, which is a semicircle.
The formula for the area of a semicircle is given by:
Area = (1/2) × π × r^2
In this case, the radius r is half of the width of the window, so r = 12/2 = 6 inches.
Area of semicircle = (1/2) × π × 6^2 = (1/2) × π × 36 = 18π square inches
To find the area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper, we subtract the area of the semicircle from the area of the trapezoid:
Area of window not cleaned = Area of trapezoid - Area of semicircle
= 112 square inches - 18π square inches
Since π is an irrational number, we can use approximations for π to find an approximate value for the area.
Using the approximation π ≈ 3.14, let's calculate:
Area of window not cleaned ≈ 112 square inches - 18 × 3.14 square inches
≈ 112 square inches - 56.52 square inches
≈ 55.48 square inches
Therefore, the approximate area of the window that is not cleaned by the wiper is 55.48 square inches.