A machinist creates a washer by drilling a hole through the center of a circular piece of metal. If the piece of metal has a radius of x + 7 and the hole has a radius of x + 6, what is the area of the washer?

Respuesta :

The area of the washer (which is a circle, but the inner part cut out) is given by:
[tex]A_c = \pi r^2[/tex]

Now, we need to find the radius of the entire metal circle which the hole was drilled on:
[tex]R_w = (x+7) - (x+6) = 1[/tex]

Plug it in to find the area of the metal plate:
[tex]A_p = \pi (1)^2 = \pi [/tex]

Now, you subtract the area of the hole from the area of the plate. The area of the hole will be:
[tex]A_h = \pi (x+6)^2[/tex]
[tex]A_h = \pi (x^2+12x+36) =  [/tex]

Subtract the area of the hole from the metal plate to get:
[tex]A_w = \pi - (\pi x^2+12 \pi x+36 \pi) = \pi x^2+12 \pi x -35 \pi[/tex]

That's your answer, although it looks wrong because not much information was provided.