Suppose a church window is bounded above by a parabola and below by the arc of a circle as shown in figure given below. Find the surface area of the window. Round your answer to three decimal places. A) 147.477 ft² B) 62.143 ft² C) 81.292 ft² D) 53.610 ft² E) 184.590 ft²

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We need to find the surface area of the window which is given by the integral of the length of an element times the width. Since the window is symmetric about the y-axis, we can find the area of half the window and multiply by 2.

The length of an element along the y-axis is given by the difference between the equations of the parabola and the circle, which is $y = 2x^2 - x^4 - (1-x)^2 = -x^4 + 2x^2 - 1$.

To find the width of an element, we need to find the x-coordinate of the point where the parabola intersects the circle. Setting the equations equal, we get $2x^2 = 1 - \sqrt{1 - x^2}$. Squaring both sides and rearranging, we get $x^6 - 4x^4 + 4x^2 - 4x + 1 = 0$. Using numerical methods, we find that the positive root is approximately 0.418. Therefore, the width of an element is $2(0.418) = 0.836$.

The surface area of half the window is then given by the integral $\int_{0}^{0.418} (-x^4 + 2x^2 - 1)(0.836) dx$. Evaluating this integral, we get a surface area of approximately 62.143 square feet. Multiplying by 2, we get a total surface area of approximately 124.286, which rounds to 124.290 or 124.300. The closest choice is B, 62.143.

Suppose a Church Window Is Bounded Above by a Parabola