The diagram below shows a crescent formed by two circles of radii 3cm and 5cm, centres A and B respectively.

The diagram below shows a crescent formed by two circles of radii 3cm and 5cm, centres A and B respectively.

Calculate the area of the shaded region if it subtends and angle of 60⁰ at centre B.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 07:15

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