URGENT A is a point on the circumference of a cirlce.Chords AB and AC divide the area of the circle into three equal parts.If the angle BAC is the root of the equation,f(x)=0 then find f(x)






let the radius of the circle be r and the centre of the circle be O.
given: the chord AB and AC divide the circle into three equal parts.
let the angle BAC be x.
OABOAC[OA=OB=OC [radius]AC = AB 
three corresponding sides are equal therefore triangles are congruent.
OAB=OBA=OCA=OAC=x/2
AOB=π-(OAB+OBA)=π-x
the area of the shaded region= area of the sector OAB - area of triangle OAB
πr2*π-x2π-area(OAB)=πr2*π-x2π-12*rsinx2*(2rcosx2)=πr2*π-x2π-r22sinx
since the area of the shaded region is the one-third of the area of the circle.
therefore
πr2*π-x2π-r22sinx=13*πr2π*π-x2π-12sinx=13*ππ2-x2-sinx2=π3x2+sinx2=π2-π3x2+sinx2=π6x+sinx=π3x+sinx-π3=0
therefore angle BAC is the root of the function f(x)=x+sinx-π3

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