A rectangle is placed around a semicircle as shown below. The width of the rectangle is 6 mm. Find the area of the shaded region.Use the value 3.14 for it, and do not round your answer. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

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Q) In the picture we have a semi-circle inscribed in a rectangle. We see that the diameter is equal to the width of the rectangle (the horizontal side) of the rectangle (w), so we have:

[tex]d=w=6\operatorname{mm}[/tex]

From the fact that the diameter is always two times the radius for every circle, we have:

[tex]r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{6}{2}\operatorname{mm}=3\operatorname{mm}[/tex]

Now, we also see from the picture:

[tex]h=r=3\operatorname{mm}[/tex]

The question asks us about the area of the shaded region.

A) The shaded region can be computed in the following way:

1) First, we compute the area of the rectangle (Ar).

[tex]A_r=w\cdot h=6\operatorname{mm}\cdot3\operatorname{mm}=18mm^2[/tex]

2) Secondly, we compute the area of the semi-circle (Asc), which is half of the area of the entire circle.

[tex]A_{sc}=\frac{1}{2}\cdot A_c=\frac{1}{2}\cdot\pi\cdot r^2=\frac{1}{2}\cdot3.14\cdot(3\operatorname{mm})^2=14.13mm^2[/tex]

3) Finally, we compute the area of the shaded region taking the difference between the area of the rectangle and the area of the semi-circle.

[tex]A_s=A_r-A_{sc}=18mm^2-14.13mm^2=3.87mm^2[/tex]

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