Difference between revisions of "2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 20"

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For this square with side length 1, the distance from center to vertex is <math>r = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}</math>, hence the area is composed of a semicircle of radius <math>r</math>, plus <math>4</math> times a parallelogram with height <math>\frac{1}{2}</math> and base <math>\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2(1+\sqrt{2})}</math>. That is to say, the total area is <math>\frac{1}{2} \pi (1/\sqrt{2})^2 + 4 \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4(1+\sqrt{2})} = \boxed{\textbf{(C)} \frac{\pi}{4} + 2 - \sqrt{2}}</math>.
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For this square with side length 1, the distance from center to vertex is <math>r = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}</math>, hence the area is composed of a semicircle of radius <math>r</math>, plus <math>4</math> times a parallelogram with height <math>\frac{1}{2}</math> and base <math>\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2(1+\sqrt{2})}</math>. That is to say, the total area is <math>\frac{1}{2} \pi (1/\sqrt{2})^2 + 4 \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4(1+\sqrt{2})} = \boxed{\textbf{(C )} \frac{\pi}{4} + 2 - \sqrt{2}}</math>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
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Revision as of 19:10, 8 February 2013

Problem

A unit square is rotated $45^\circ$ about its center. What is the area of the region swept out by the interior of the square?


$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 - \frac{\sqrt2}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2 - \sqrt2 + \frac{\pi}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt2}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1 + \frac{\sqrt2}{4} + \frac{\pi}{8}$

Solution

First, we need to see what this looks like. Below is a diagram.

[asy] size(200); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); path square=shift((-.5,-.5))*unitsquare,square2=rotate(45)*square; fill(square^^square2,grey); for(int i=0;i<=3;i=i+1) { path arcrot=arc(origin,sqrt(2)/2,45+90*i,90*(i+1)); draw(arcrot); fill(arcrot--((sqrt(2)-1)/(2*sqrt(2)),0)--cycle,grey); draw(arc(origin,sqrt(2)/2+1/8,50+90*i,90*(i+1)-10),EndArrow); } draw(square^^square2);[/asy]

For this square with side length 1, the distance from center to vertex is $r = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$, hence the area is composed of a semicircle of radius $r$, plus $4$ times a parallelogram with height $\frac{1}{2}$ and base $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2(1+\sqrt{2})}$. That is to say, the total area is $\frac{1}{2} \pi (1/\sqrt{2})^2 + 4 \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4(1+\sqrt{2})} = \boxed{\textbf{(C )} \frac{\pi}{4} + 2 - \sqrt{2}}$.

See Also

2013 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 19
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Problem 21
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