Problema Solution
Poi Tai Primary School had a rectangle field measuring 26 m by 13 m. A running track is to be build around the field. Find the area of the running track.
Answer provided by our tutors
A running track is in the shape of a rectangle with a semi-circle of radius r at each end. If the total distance around the track is 200 meters, express the area enclosed by the track as a function of the radius, r.
So you know that you have a rectangle inside of 2 semi circles
so what you have is
rectangle A(r) = lw
semi-circle: A(r) = 1/2(πr^2) since full circle is just πr^2
and total area is 200
so you have the area total is 200 = bh + pir^2
so u subtract 200 - pir^2 = area of a rectangle as a function of what's inside the two semi circles.