Problema Solution
A bookmark is shaped like a rectangle with a semicircle attached to both ends. The rectangle is 12cm long and 4cm wide. The diameter of each semicircle is the width of the rectangle. What is the area of the bookmark?
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The area of the bookmark = The area of the rectangle + The area of the 2 semicircles
The area of the bookmark = 12*4 + 2*(4/2)*pi
The area of the bookmark = 48 + 4pi
The area of the bookmark = 60.56 cm^2