Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A metal washer has an outer radius of and a round hole of radius . Find the area of one face of the washer. Take .
A ring has area . If a chord of the big circle touches the small circle, the area of the ring is . A path outside a circle adds its width to the radius.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. , .
Step 1. The squares. and . So .
Step 2. The area. .
Answer: .
Check. The area of the big disc is , and the hole is . The difference is .
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