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− | <math>\fbox{B}</math> | + | <math>\fbox{B}</math> The area of the entire outer shape is the area of sector <math>ABE</math>, plus the area of sector <math>ABF</math>, minus the area of triangle <math>ABD</math> (since it is part of both sectors), plus the area of sector <math>DEF</math>. We know <math>AC = CD = 1</math>, so the sector angles for <math>ABE</math> and <math>ABF</math> are <math>45</math> degrees, and the radius of both of them is <math>2</math>. The radius of <math>DEF</math> is <math>DE = BE - BD = 2 - BD</math>, and <math>BD</math> can be found using Pythagoras in triangle <math>BCD</math>, giving <math>BD = \sqrt{2}</math> and <math>DE = 2 - \sqrt{2}</math>, so after doing all the calculations, the area of the entire outer shape is <math>\pi(\frac{5}{2} - \sqrt{2}) - 1</math>. To get the area of the smile, we need to subtract the area of semicircle <math>ABD</math>, which is <math>\frac{1}{2} \pi 1^2 = \frac{\pi}{2}</math>, so the answer is <math>\pi(\frac{5}{2} - \frac{1}{2} - \sqrt{2}) - 1</math> = <math>2\pi - \pi \sqrt{2} - 1</math>. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | {{AHSME box|year= | + | {{AHSME box|year=1992|num-b=25|num-a=27}} |
[[Category: Intermediate Geometry Problems]] | [[Category: Intermediate Geometry Problems]] | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
Latest revision as of 14:29, 20 February 2018
Problem
Semicircle has center
and radius
. Point
is on
and
. Extend
and
to
and
, respectively, so that circular arcs
and
have
and
as their respective centers. Circular arc
has center
. The area of the shaded "smile"
, is
Solution
The area of the entire outer shape is the area of sector
, plus the area of sector
, minus the area of triangle
(since it is part of both sectors), plus the area of sector
. We know
, so the sector angles for
and
are
degrees, and the radius of both of them is
. The radius of
is
, and
can be found using Pythagoras in triangle
, giving
and
, so after doing all the calculations, the area of the entire outer shape is
. To get the area of the smile, we need to subtract the area of semicircle
, which is
, so the answer is
=
.
See also
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