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3 Overlapping Circles

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  • 3 overlapping circles (a two-dimensional figure) with equal length arcs connecting at the vertices. 

 

 

 

Area of 3 Overlapping Circles formulas

\( A_1 \;=\; ( 3 \cdot \pi \cdot r^2 ) - ( 3 \cdot A_3 ) + A_4 \)

\( A_2 \;=\; ( 3 \cdot A_3 ) - (2 \cdot A_4 )  \) 

\( A_3 \;=\; \left[ \; \left(\;2 \cdot \dfrac{\pi }{ 3 } \; \right) - \sqrt{ \dfrac{ 3 }{ 4 } }\;\; \right] \cdot r^2  \)

\( A_4 \;=\; ( \pi - \sqrt{3}\;) \cdot \dfrac{ r^2 }{ 2 } \)

Symbol English Metric
 \( A \) = area  \(ft^2\) \(m^2\)
 \( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)
 \( r \) = radius \(ft\) \(m\)

 

Perimeter of 3 Overlapping Circles formulas

\( P_1 \;=\;  3 \cdot \pi \cdot r  \) 

\( P_2 \;=\;  2 \cdot \pi \cdot r  \) 

\( P_3 \;=\;  \dfrac{ 4 }{ 3 } \cdot \pi \cdot r  \) 

\( P_4 \;=\;  \pi \cdot r  \)

Symbol English Metric
\( P \) = perimeter \(ft\) \(m\)
 \( \pi \) = Pi \(3.141 592 653 ...\) \(3.141 592 653 ...\)
 \( r \) = radius \(ft\) \(m\)

 

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