2017 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 25
Problem 25
In the figure shown, and are line segments each of length 2, and . Arcs and are each one-sixth of a circle with radius 2. What is the area of the region shown?
Solution
We can extend and into an equilateral triangle of side length with area . We then must subtract the two 1/6-circles, which each have radius , so their total area is . Our answer is therefore .
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