Find the area of the shaded sector of the circle.

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To find the area of a shaded sector of a circle, you can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Area of Sector} = \frac{\theta}{360} \times \pi r^2 \]

where:

  • \(\theta\) is the angle of the sector in degrees,
  • \(r\) is the radius of the circle.

For your question:

  • \(\theta = 110^\circ\)
  • \(r = 28 , \text{m}\)

Now, substitute these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Area of Sector} = \frac{110}{360} \times \pi (28)^2 \]

Calculating \(28^2\):

\[ 28^2 = 784 \]

Now substituting that into the area calculation:

\[ \text{Area of Sector} = \frac{110}{360} \times \pi \times 784 \]

Calculating \(\frac{110}{360}\):

\[ \frac{110}{360} = \frac{11}{36} \]

Now substituting back into the equation:

\[ \text{Area of Sector} = \frac{11}{36} \times \pi \times 784 \]

Calculating \(\frac{11 \times 784}{36}\):

\[ 11 \times 784 = 8624 \]

Now, divide this by \(36\):

\[ \frac{8624}{36} \approx 239.0 \]

Finally, multiply by \(\pi\) (approximately \(3.14159\)):

\[ \text{Area of Sector} \approx 239.0 \times 3.14159 \approx 751.39 , \text{m}^2 \]

Thus, the area of the shaded sector is:

\[ \text{Area of the shaded sector} \approx 751.39 , \text{m}^2 \]

You can round it to a suitable number of significant figures as per your requirement. The final answer is approximately:

\[ 751.39 , \text{m}^2 \]