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Problem
Isosceles right triangle encloses a semicircle of area . The circle has its center on hypotenuse and is tangent to sides and . What is the area of triangle ?
Solution
First, we notice half a square so first let's create a square. Once we have a square, we will have a full circle. This circle has a diameter of 4 which will be the side of the square. The area would be 4*4 = 16. Divide 16 by 2 to get the original shape and you get
See Also
2005 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
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