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Since the area of a regular hexagon can be found with the formula <math>\frac{3\sqrt{3}s^2}{2}</math>, where <math>s</math> is the side length of the hexagon, the area of this hexagon is <math>\frac{3\sqrt{3}(2^2)}{2} = 6\sqrt{3}</math>. Since the area of an equilateral triangle can be found with the formula <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}s^2</math>, where <math>s</math> is the side length of the equilateral triangle, the area of an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 1 is <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(1^2) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}</math>. Since the area of a circle can be found with the formula <math>\pi r^2</math>, the area of a sixth of a circle with radius 1 is <math>\frac{\pi(1^2)}{6} = \frac{\pi}{6}</math>. In each sixth of the hexagon, there are two equilateral triangles colored white, each with an area of <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}</math>, and one sixth of a circle with radius 1 colored white, with an area of <math>\frac{\pi}{6}</math>. The rest of the sixth is colored gray. Therefore, the total area that is colored white in each sixth of the hexagon is <math>2(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}) + \frac{\pi}{6}</math>, which equals <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac{\pi}{6}</math>, and the total area colored white is <math>6(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac{\pi}{6})</math>, which equals <math>3\sqrt{3} + \pi</math>. Since the area colored gray equals the total area of the hexagon minus the area colored white, the area colored gray is <math>6\sqrt{3} - (3\sqrt{3} + \pi)</math>, which equals <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }3\sqrt{3} - \pi}</math>. | Since the area of a regular hexagon can be found with the formula <math>\frac{3\sqrt{3}s^2}{2}</math>, where <math>s</math> is the side length of the hexagon, the area of this hexagon is <math>\frac{3\sqrt{3}(2^2)}{2} = 6\sqrt{3}</math>. Since the area of an equilateral triangle can be found with the formula <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}s^2</math>, where <math>s</math> is the side length of the equilateral triangle, the area of an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 1 is <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(1^2) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}</math>. Since the area of a circle can be found with the formula <math>\pi r^2</math>, the area of a sixth of a circle with radius 1 is <math>\frac{\pi(1^2)}{6} = \frac{\pi}{6}</math>. In each sixth of the hexagon, there are two equilateral triangles colored white, each with an area of <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}</math>, and one sixth of a circle with radius 1 colored white, with an area of <math>\frac{\pi}{6}</math>. The rest of the sixth is colored gray. Therefore, the total area that is colored white in each sixth of the hexagon is <math>2(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}) + \frac{\pi}{6}</math>, which equals <math>\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac{\pi}{6}</math>, and the total area colored white is <math>6(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} + \frac{\pi}{6})</math>, which equals <math>3\sqrt{3} + \pi</math>. Since the area colored gray equals the total area of the hexagon minus the area colored white, the area colored gray is <math>6\sqrt{3} - (3\sqrt{3} + \pi)</math>, which equals <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }3\sqrt{3} - \pi}</math>. | ||
− | ==Solution== | + | ==Solution 2== |
First, subdivide the hexagon into 24 equilateral triangles with side length 1: | First, subdivide the hexagon into 24 equilateral triangles with side length 1: | ||
<asy> size(140); fill((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--cycle,gray(0.4)); fill(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); draw((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--(1,0)); draw(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); label("$2$",(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),NE); | <asy> size(140); fill((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--cycle,gray(0.4)); fill(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); draw((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--(1,0)); draw(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); label("$2$",(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),NE); |
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Problem
As shown in the figure below, six semicircles lie in the interior of a regular hexagon with side length 2 so that the diameters of the semicircles coincide with the sides of the hexagon. What is the area of the shaded region — inside the hexagon but outside all of the semicircles?
Solution
Let point A be a vertex of the regular hexagon, let point B be the midpoint of the line connecting point A and a neighboring vertex, and let point C be the second intersection of the two semicircles that pass through point A. Then, , since B is the center of the semicircle with radius 1 that C lies on,
, since B is the center of the semicircle with radius 1 that A lies on, and
, as a regular hexagon has angles of 120
, and
is half of any angle in this hexagon. Now, using the sine law,
, so
. Since the angles in a triangle sum to 180
,
is also 60
. Therefore,
is an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 1.
Since the area of a regular hexagon can be found with the formula , where
is the side length of the hexagon, the area of this hexagon is
. Since the area of an equilateral triangle can be found with the formula
, where
is the side length of the equilateral triangle, the area of an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 1 is
. Since the area of a circle can be found with the formula
, the area of a sixth of a circle with radius 1 is
. In each sixth of the hexagon, there are two equilateral triangles colored white, each with an area of
, and one sixth of a circle with radius 1 colored white, with an area of
. The rest of the sixth is colored gray. Therefore, the total area that is colored white in each sixth of the hexagon is
, which equals
, and the total area colored white is
, which equals
. Since the area colored gray equals the total area of the hexagon minus the area colored white, the area colored gray is
, which equals
.
Solution 2
First, subdivide the hexagon into 24 equilateral triangles with side length 1:
Now note that the entire shaded region is just 6 times this part:
The entire rhombus is just 2 equilatrial triangles with side lengths of 1, so it has an area of:
The arc that is not included has an area of:
Hence, the area of the shaded region in that section is
For a final area of:
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