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A goat is tied by a 14 rope to a peg at one corner of a square field of side 30 , and it grazes only inside the field. Find the area of the field it cannot reach, in . Take π = 22/7.

Competition practiceAreas & Volumes
  • A154
  • B284
  • C900
  • D746

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Two fences meet at the corner, so the goat sweeps a quarter circle of radius 14 : ¼ × . The field measures , so the part out of reach is the grazed part, the opposite of what is asked; allowing a whole circle instead of a quarter leaves )
Answer: D) 746

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