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Name: Alex
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Date: 1/9/2005
Question:
how do you find the area of the shape created by the intersection of two congruent vesicas with lengths intersecting at 90 degrees?


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You will have to do some trigonometry/geometry depending upon the exact shape of your figure, which I could not picture from your verbal description, but the pertinent formulas you can find at: http://www.intent.com/sg/vesica_area.html

Vince Calder


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