A dog on a 20-foot long leash is tied to the middle of a fence that is 100 feet long. The dog ruined

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    A dog on a 20-foot long leash is tied to the middle of a fence that is 100 feet long. The dog ruined the grass wherever it could reach. What is the area of the grass that the dog ruined.

    The leash forms a circle where the dog can get to.
    A = pi(r)^2
    A = 3.1415(20)^2
    A = 3.1415 * 400
    A = 1256 square feet

    The fence blocks off half the circle where the dog can move to, so we have a half-circle area:
    A = 1256/2
    A = 628 square feet
     

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