Two congruent circles are inscribed in a
rectangle as shown. The diagonal divides the rectangle into two equal right triangles. Find the area of the green region to the nearest integer. Use
for the approximation of
.
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A r e d + g r e e n = 2 1 0 ( 2 0 ) − 2 ( 3 . 1 4 ) ( 5 2 ) = 2 4 3 = 2 1 . 5
Consider diagram B above. The area of the red region is equal to the area of the big right triangle minus the area of the small isosceles triangle and minus the area of the sector.
tan θ = 1 0 5 ⟹ θ ≈ 2 6 . 5 7
It follows that 2 θ ≈ 5 3 . 1 4 and β ≈ 1 2 6 . 8 6 . So
A r e d = 2 1 ( 5 ) ( 1 0 ) − 2 1 ( 5 2 ) ( sin 1 2 6 . 7 6 ) − 3 6 0 5 3 . 1 4 ( 3 . 1 4 ) ( 5 2 ) ≈ 3 . 4 1
Finally.
A g r e e n = 2 1 . 5 − 3 . 4 1 ≈ 1 8