Four circular cardboard pieces of radii 7 cm are placed on a paper in such a way that each piece touches other two pieces. Find the area of the portion enclosed Between these pieces.
[42 cm2]
Solution
Area of shaded portion = Area of square – Area of 4 sectors
Radius = 7 cm
Side of square = 14 cm
AB=BC=CD=DA=14 cm
ABCD is a square
Area of square= 14 14 (Area of square = (side)2 )
=196 cm2
We know that each angle of square =
Area of 4 sectors =
Area of shaded portion = Area of square – Area of 4 sectors
=196-154=42cm2