Explain why, for a circle, the area of a segment formed by a chord that subtends an…

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Explain why, for a circle, the area of a segment formed by a chord that subtends an angle of 90° at the centre equals the area of the corresponding sector minus the area of the isosceles triangle formed by the two radii and the chord.

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