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A craftsman wants to build this fiddle. He needs to know the area of the face of the fiddle. How could he use the measurements shown to find the​ area? Use your strategy to find the area of the face of the fiddle.
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How could the measurements shown be used to find the​ area? Select the correct answer below.
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Answer 1

I can't see the picture — could you upload it or type the measurements shown?

Based on the usual fiddle/violin body diagrams, the face is a composite figure (rectangle or “bar” in the middle plus curved ends). A convenient strategy:

1. Split the figure into simple parts (the two semicircles at the ends and the rectangular middle).
2. Compute each area:
- Area of rectangle = length × width.
- Area of one semicircle = 1/2·π·r². (Two semicircles = one full circle of radius r if both ends are the same size.)
3. Add the areas of the parts to get the total face area.

So, if the middle rectangle has length L and width w, and the ends are semicircles of radius r = w/2, the total area is
Area = L·w + π·r² = L·w + π·(w/2)².

Send the actual measurements shown and I will plug them in and compute the numerical area.