The shaded area shown in the diagram consists of the interior of a circle of radius 3 together with the area between the circle and two tangents to the circle. The angle between the tangents at the point where they meet is 60°.
What is the shaded area?
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6\pi + 9\sqrt{3}
15\sqrt{3}
9\pi
9\pi + 4\sqrt{3}
6\pi + \frac{9\sqrt{3}}{4}
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