AB is a sector of a sixth of a circle
The circle is inscribed to it
What is the ratio of the pink area to the yellow area?
If your answer is , enter a+b
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Let O be the center of the pink circle, C be the center of the yellow circle and P be the point of tangency of the yellow circle to radial segment O B . Also, let the radius O B of the pink circle be R .
Letting the radius C P of the yellow circle be r , we have that triangle Δ O C P is a right triangle with ∠ C O P = 3 0 ∘ and hypotenuse O C = R − r . Therefore
sin ( 3 0 ∘ ) = R − r r ⟹ 2 1 = R − r r ⟹ R − r = 2 r ⟹ r R = 3 .
Now the yellow area is π r 2 and the pink area is 2 1 ∗ R 2 ∗ 3 π − π r 2 , and thus the ratio of the pink area to the yellow area is
π r 2 2 1 ∗ R 2 ∗ 3 π − π r 2 = 6 1 ∗ ( r R ) 2 − 1 = 6 3 2 − 1 = 2 1 .
Thus a + b = 1 + 2 = 3 .