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Two circular pieces of equal radii and maximum area, touching each other are cut out from a rectangular cardboard of dimensions 14 cm Χ 7cm. Find the area of the remaining cardboard.

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Solution


Since each circle has maximum area,
diameter of each circle = half of length = 7 cm
radius of each circle = 3.5 cm
Area of each circle =πr2=227*3.52=38.5 cm2
Area of both circles = 38.5*2=77 cm2
Total area = 14*7=98 cm2
Remaining area =98-77=21cm2

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