Semicircular arcs are constructed on the sides of a triangle as shown above.
Estimate the sum of the green area and the blue area to the nearest whole number.
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Refer to the given diagram:
Area of the biggest semicircle = 2 π R 2 = 2 2 5 π
Area of Δ ABC = 2 1 × 6 × 8 = 2 4 (As it is right angled)
Area of Red region + Area of yellow region = 2 2 5 π − 2 4 = 2 2 5 π − 4 8 . . . . ( 1 )
Now,
Area of 2 n d largest semicircle = Area of Yellow region + Area of Green region = 2 π R 2 = 2 1 6 π . . . . . ( 2 )
Similarly,
Area of 3 r d largest semicircle = Area of Red region + Area of Blue region = 2 π R 2 = 2 9 π . . . . . ( 3 )
Area of the lunar moons = ( 2 ) + ( 3 ) − ( 1 ) = 2 1 6 π + 2 9 π − 2 2 5 π − 4 8 = 2 2 5 π − 2 2 5 π − 4 8 = 2 4 8 = 2 4