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Mathematics · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 2 · Q27
Find the area of the segment AYB shown in the figure, if the radius of the circle is $\displaystyle 21$ cm and $\displaystyle \angle \mathrm{AOB}=120^{\circ}$. [Use $\displaystyle \pi=\frac{22}{7}$ ]

Marking-scheme solution
Area of segment $\displaystyle A Y B=\operatorname{ar}($ sector $\displaystyle A O B Y)-\operatorname{ar}(\triangle A O B)$
\[\begin{array}{l}
=\frac{120}{360} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 21 \times 21-21 \times 21 \times \sin 60^{\circ} \cos 60^{\circ} \\
=462-441 \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \\
=\left(462-441 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right) \mathrm{cm}^{2} \\
\text { or } \frac{21}{4}(88-21 \sqrt{3}) \mathrm{cm}^{2}
\end{array}
\]ALTERNATE SOLUTION:Area of sector $\displaystyle \mathrm{AOBY}=\frac{120}{360} \times \frac{22}{7} \times 21 \times 21$
\[=462 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}
\]Draw $\displaystyle \mathrm{OM} \perp \mathrm{AB}, \therefore \angle \mathrm{AOM}=60^{\circ}$
\[\begin{array}{l}
\cos 60^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{OM}}{21} \\
\Rightarrow \mathrm{OM}=\frac{21}{2} \mathrm{~cm} \\
\sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{\mathrm{AM}}{21} \\
\Rightarrow \mathrm{AM}=\frac{21 \sqrt{3}}{2} \mathrm{~cm} \\
\begin{aligned}
\Rightarrow \mathrm{AB} & =21 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm} \\
\therefore \operatorname{ar}(\triangle \mathrm{AOB}) & =\frac{1}{2} \times 21 \sqrt{3} \times \frac{21}{2} \\
& =\frac{441}{4} \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~cm}^{2}
\end{aligned}
\end{array}
\]Area of segment $\displaystyle \mathrm{AYB}=\operatorname{ar}$ (sector AOBY$\displaystyle )-\operatorname{ar}(\triangle \mathrm{AOB})$
\[\begin{aligned}
= & \left(462-441 \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\right) \mathrm{cm}^{2} \\
& \text { or } \frac{21}{4}(88-21 \sqrt{3}) \mathrm{cm}^{2}
\end{aligned}
\]
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