1. A circle with a 12 inch diameter is folded in half and then folded in half again. What is the area of the resulting shape? 2. Find the area of the shaded region. Express your answer in terms of $\pi$. 3 in 18 in 6 in 9 in 12 in
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This will create a semicircle. The radius of the original circle is half of the diameter, so the radius of the semicircle is 12 inches / 2 = 6 inches. The area of a semicircle is half of the area of a full circle, so the area of the semicircle is (1/2) * π * (6 Show more…
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