The area of a circle is defined as [tex]\pi(r^{2})[/tex], where r = 4.3 here. 4.3^2 ≅ 18.49, so the area of the full circle is 18.49π. The shaded section covers 12 degrees of the full 360 degrees in a circle, or 1/30th of the area. Therefore, the area of the shaded section is equal to [tex]\frac{18.49\pi}{30}[/tex], or about 1.936. In this question's context, that would be 1.936[tex]in^{2}[/tex].
