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14. A lawn sprinkler located at the corner of a yard is set to rotate through 90^circ and project water out 30 feet. What area of the lawn is watered by the sprinkler? ROUND TO THE NEAREST HUNDREDTH. SA=(pi r^2x)/(360)
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Sergio
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To calculate the area of the lawn watered by the sprinkler, we use the formula for the sector area of a circle:
Where:-
feet (radius of the sprinkler's reach),-
(the angle of rotation),-
.Substitute the values into the formula:
1. Calculate
:
2. Multiply
:
3. Divide
by 360:
4. Multiply by
:
Thus, the area of the lawn watered by the sprinkler is approximately **706.86 square feet**.