Rose Petal - Circle - Area problem - Can someone check my work please?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the area of blue glass in a stained-glass window, which is a circle of radius 2 with a rose graph defined by r=2sin(2θ). The intersection point at θ=π/4 was identified to set the bounds for integration. The total area of the blue glass is derived by subtracting the area of the rose from the area of the circle, with the area of the circle calculated as 4π and the area of the rose computed using the integral 0.8 × (1/2)∫(2sin(2θ))² dθ from 0 to π/4.

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I'd love it if someone could verify whether or not I did this problem correctly.

A stained-glass window is a disc of radius 2 (graph r=2) with a rose inside (graph of r=2sin(2theta) ). The rose is red glass, and the rest is blue glass. Find the total area of the blue glass.

So I set 2=2sin(2theta) to find where they intersect and found that at theta = pi/4 there is an intersection, so I set my bounds to be from 0 to pi/4 to find an eighth section of the total area of the blue glass.

My integral looks like so
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Did I do this right?

Thanks a lot for taking the time to read
 

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Looks good to me, and you have the correct result. :D
 
Hello, Pindrought!

Your work is correct . . . Good job!I used a simpler approach.

The area of the circle is: \pi(2^2) \,=\,4\pi.
The area of the rose is: .8 \times \tfrac{1}{2}\int^{\frac{\pi}{4}}_0(2\sin2\theta)^2\,d\theta

And subtract the two areas.
 

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