ACT Math · Area and volume
A square has side length 10. A semicircle with diameter 10 is removed from one side. Which value is closest to the remaining area?
A square has side length 10. A semicircle with diameter 10 is removed from one side. Which value is closest to the remaining area?
Answer and explanation
Answer: G: 61
The remaining area is the square minus the semicircle. The square has area . The semicircle has diameter , so radius and area . The remaining area is , closest to , choice G. Choice F () is the semicircle's area alone. Choice H () is the area of a full circle of radius , , not the semicircle. Choice J () subtracts an area that is too small. The remaining shape must be larger than half the square, but clearly less than .
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