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Let the radius of the two smaller circles be <math>r</math>. It follows that the area of one of the smaller circles is <math>{\pi}r^2</math>. Thus, the area of the two inner circles combined would evaluate to <math>2{\pi}r^2</math> which is <math>1</math>. Since the radius of the bigger circle is two times that of the smaller circles(the diameter), the radius of the larger circle in terms of <math>r</math> would be <math>2r</math>. The area of the larger circle would come to <math>(2r)^2{\pi} = 4{\pi}r^2</math>. Subtracting the area of the smaller circles from that of the larger circle(since that would be the shaded region), we have <cmath>4{\pi}r^2 - 2{\pi}r^2 = 2{\pi}r^2 = 1.</cmath> | Let the radius of the two smaller circles be <math>r</math>. It follows that the area of one of the smaller circles is <math>{\pi}r^2</math>. Thus, the area of the two inner circles combined would evaluate to <math>2{\pi}r^2</math> which is <math>1</math>. Since the radius of the bigger circle is two times that of the smaller circles(the diameter), the radius of the larger circle in terms of <math>r</math> would be <math>2r</math>. The area of the larger circle would come to <math>(2r)^2{\pi} = 4{\pi}r^2</math>. Subtracting the area of the smaller circles from that of the larger circle(since that would be the shaded region), we have <cmath>4{\pi}r^2 - 2{\pi}r^2 = 2{\pi}r^2 = 1.</cmath> | ||
− | Therefore, the area of the shaded region is | + | Therefore, the area of the shaded region is <math>\boxed{(D) 1}.</math> |
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Problem 15
In the diagram below, a diameter of each of the two smaller circles is a radius of the larger circle. If the two smaller circles have a combined area of square unit, then what is the area of the shaded region, in square units?
Solution 1
Let the radius of the large circle be . Then the radii of the smaller circles are
. The areas of the circles are directly proportional to the square of the radii, so the ratio of the area of the small circle to the large one is
. This means the combined area of the 2 smaller circles is half of the larger circle, and therefore the shaded region is equal to the combined area of the 2 smaller circles, which is
Solution 2
Let the radius of the two smaller circles be . It follows that the area of one of the smaller circles is
. Thus, the area of the two inner circles combined would evaluate to
which is
. Since the radius of the bigger circle is two times that of the smaller circles(the diameter), the radius of the larger circle in terms of
would be
. The area of the larger circle would come to
. Subtracting the area of the smaller circles from that of the larger circle(since that would be the shaded region), we have
Therefore, the area of the shaded region is
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