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The circle centered at <math>A</math> with radius <math>1</math> is <math>x^2 + y^2 = 1</math>. The circle centered at <math>B</math> with radius <math>1</math> is <math>(x - 1)^2 + y^2 = 1</math>. Solving each equation for <math>1 - y^2</math> to find the intersection leads to <math>(x - 1)^2 = x^2</math>, which leads to <math>x = \frac{1}{2}</math>. | The circle centered at <math>A</math> with radius <math>1</math> is <math>x^2 + y^2 = 1</math>. The circle centered at <math>B</math> with radius <math>1</math> is <math>(x - 1)^2 + y^2 = 1</math>. Solving each equation for <math>1 - y^2</math> to find the intersection leads to <math>(x - 1)^2 = x^2</math>, which leads to <math>x = \frac{1}{2}</math>. | ||
− | Plugging that back in to <math>x^2 + y^2 = 1</math> leads to <math>y^2 = 1 - \frac{1}{4}</math>, or <math>y = \pm \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Since we want the intersection within the square where <math>0 < x, y < 1</math>, we take the positive solution, and the intersection is at <math>X(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} | + | Plugging that back in to <math>x^2 + y^2 = 1</math> leads to <math>y^2 = 1 - \frac{1}{4}</math>, or <math>y = \pm \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. Since we want the intersection within the square where <math>0 < x, y < 1</math>, we take the positive solution, and the intersection is at <math>X(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})</math>. |
The distance from <math>X</math> to side <math>CD</math>, which lies along the line <math>y=1</math>, is <math>1 - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>, or <math>\frac{2 -\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. This is answer <math>\fbox{E}</math> when <math>s=1</math>. | The distance from <math>X</math> to side <math>CD</math>, which lies along the line <math>y=1</math>, is <math>1 - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>, or <math>\frac{2 -\sqrt{3}}{2}</math>. This is answer <math>\fbox{E}</math> when <math>s=1</math>. |
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Problem
Inside square with side
, quarter-circle arcs with radii
and centers at
and
are drawn. These arcs intersect at a point
inside the square. How far is
from the side of
?
Solution
All answers are proportional to , so for ease, let
.
Let be oriented so that
.
The circle centered at with radius
is
. The circle centered at
with radius
is
. Solving each equation for
to find the intersection leads to
, which leads to
.
Plugging that back in to leads to
, or
. Since we want the intersection within the square where
, we take the positive solution, and the intersection is at
.
The distance from to side
, which lies along the line
, is
, or
. This is answer
when
.
See also
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