That is, the area of the arc, under the chord. I only know the diameter of the circle: 1.5'. And the height from the bottom of the circle, perpendicular to the chord: 1'.
2006-08-28 09:36:37 · 4 answers · asked by jfahd 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
R = radius of circle
h = height of chord
Segment area = R^2arcos((R-h)/R) - (R-h)sqrt(2Rh-h^2)
As stated, your problem is finding the larger of 2 segments created by the chord. The formula will work regardless....
2006-08-28 10:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i drew it up on AUTOcad and took the area of the object. the answer i got was 2.0626
2006-08-28 10:46:25 · answer #2 · answered by bretttwarwick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How am I supposed to know?
2006-08-28 09:40:44 · answer #3 · answered by xinnybuxlrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle
I hope this will help
2006-08-28 09:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋