An apple pie with radius R cm is initially cut into X identical pieces, each having an area of 0.77 cm 2 0.77 \text{ cm}^2 0.77 cm 2 . Later, it was d...

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An apple pie with radius R cm is initially cut into X identical pieces, each having an area of 0.77 cm20.77 \text{ cm}^2. Later, it was discovered that half of the pie was rotten, so the remaining half was cut into (X3)(X - 3) pieces, each having an area of 0.616 cm20.616 \text{ cm}^2.

If originally the entire pie had been cut into (X+3)(X + 3) identical pieces, what would have been the area of each piece?

Options

A.

0.64 cm20.64 \text{ cm}^2

B.

0.56 cm20.56 \text{ cm}^2

C.

0.28 cm20.28 \text{ cm}^2

D.

0.42 cm20.42 \text{ cm}^2

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