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− | Let <math>O</math> be the center of the square and <math>C</math> be the intersection of <math>OB</math> and <math>AD</math>. The desired area consists of the unit square, plus 4 regions congruent to the region bounded by arc <math>AB</math>, <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{BC}</math>, plus 4 triangular regions congruent to right triangle <math>BCD</math>. The area of the region bounded by arc <math>AB</math>, <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{BC}</math> is (Area of Circle-Area of Square)/8. Since the circle has radius <math>\dfrac{1}{\sqrt {2}}</math>, the area of the region is <math>\dfrac{\dfrac{\pi}{2}-1}{8}</math>, so 4 times the area of that region is <math>\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{1}{2}</math>. Now we find the area of <math>\triangle BCD</math>. <math>BC=BO-OC= | + | |
+ | Let <math>O</math> be the center of the square and <math>C</math> be the intersection of <math>OB</math> and <math>AD</math>. The desired area consists of the unit square, plus 4 regions congruent to the region bounded by arc <math>AB</math>, <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{BC}</math>, plus 4 triangular regions congruent to right triangle <math>BCD</math>. The area of the region bounded by arc <math>AB</math>, <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{BC}</math> is (Area of Circle-Area of Square)/8. Since the circle has radius <math>\dfrac{1}{\sqrt {2}}</math>, the area of the region is <math>\dfrac{\dfrac{\pi}{2}-1}{8}</math>, so 4 times the area of that region is <math>\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{1}{2}</math>. Now we find the area of <math>\triangle BCD</math>. <math>BC=BO-OC=\dfrac{\sqrt {2}}{2}-\dfrac{1}{2}</math>. Since <math>\triangle BCD</math> is a 45-45-90 right triangle, the area of <math>\triangle BCD</math> is <math>\dfrac{BC^2}{2}=\dfrac{({\dfrac{\sqrt {2}}{2}-\dfrac{1}{2})^2}{2}</math>, so 4 times the area of <math>\triangle BCD</math> is <math>\dfrac{3}{2}-\sqrt {2}</math>. Finally, the area of the whole region is <math>1+ \left(\dfrac {3}{2}-\sqrt {2} \right) + \left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{1}{2} \right)=</math>\dfrac{\pi}{4}+2-\sqrt {2}$. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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[hide]Problem
A unit square is rotated about its center. What is the area of the region swept out by the interior of the square?
Solution 1
First, we need to see what this looks like. Below is a diagram.
For this square with side length 1, the distance from center to vertex is , hence the area is composed of a semicircle of radius , plus times a parallelogram with height and base . That is to say, the total area is .
Solution 2
Let be the center of the square and be the intersection of and . The desired area consists of the unit square, plus 4 regions congruent to the region bounded by arc , , and , plus 4 triangular regions congruent to right triangle . The area of the region bounded by arc , , and is (Area of Circle-Area of Square)/8. Since the circle has radius , the area of the region is , so 4 times the area of that region is . Now we find the area of . . Since is a 45-45-90 right triangle, the area of is $\dfrac{BC^2}{2}=\dfrac{({\dfrac{\sqrt {2}}{2}-\dfrac{1}{2})^2}{2}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg), so 4 times the area of is . Finally, the area of the whole region is \dfrac{\pi}{4}+2-\sqrt {2}$.
See Also
2013 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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