Area of Grass for Tied Goat: 40.4383m^2

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Consider a pasture bordering on a straight river. At 2m from the river, a goat is tied to a pole with a 4m long rope. What is the area of grass that the goat can graze?

The answer i got is about 40.4383m^2

Am i correct?
 
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Yep - your answer is correct.

You used [tex]2\int^4_{-2}\sqrt{16-x^2}dx[/tex]

(or polar equivalent),

right?