Figure depicts a racing track whose left and right ends are semicircular.
The distance between the two inner parallel line segments is 60 m and they are each 106 m long. If the track is 10 m wide, find:
(i) the distance around the track along its inner edge
(ii) the area of the track.
Width of the track = 10 m
Distance between two parallel lines = 60 m
Length of parallel tracks = 106 m
DE = CF = 60 m
Radius of inner semicircle, r = OD = O’C
= 60/2 m = 30 m
Radius of outer semicircle, R = OA = O’B
= 30 + 10 m = 40 m
Also, AB = CD = EF = GH = 106 m
Distance around the track along its inner edge = CD + EF + 2 × (Circumference of inner semicircle)
= 106 + 106 + (2 × πr) m = 212 + (2 × 22/7 × 30) m
= 212 + 1320/7 m = 2804/7 m
Area of the track = Area of ABCD + Area EFGH + 2 × (area of outer semicircle) – 2 × (area of inner semicircle)
= (AB×CD)+(EF×GH)+2×(πr2/2) -2×(πR2/2) m2
= (106×10)+(106×10)+2×π/2(r2-R2) m2
= 2120+22/7×70×10 m2
= 4320 m2