2010 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 19
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The two circles pictured have the same center . Chord is tangent to the inner circle at , is , and chord has length . What is the area between the two circles?
Solution
Since is isosceles, bisects . Thus . From the Pythagorean Theorem, . Thus the area between the two circles is
Note: The length is necessary information, as this tells us the radius of the larger circle. The area of the annulus is .
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/Q6rnoQChiyU. Soo, DRMS, NM
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/51K3uCzntWs?t=3206
~ pi_is_3.14
Video by MathTalks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSYVsSJDX-0&feature=youtu.be
Video Solution by WhyMath
~savannahsolver
See Also
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