Circle In A Semicircle In A Quarter Circle

Geometry Level 2

The diagram above shows that a semicircle is inscribed in a quarter circle while a small circle is inscribed in the semicircle. Given that A D = A E AD=AE and the radius of the quarter circle is 14 2 cm 14\sqrt{2} \text{ cm} , find the area of the green region above (in cm 2 \text{cm}^{2} ).

For your final step, use the approximation π = 22 7 \pi = \dfrac{22}{7} .


The answer is 77.

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2 solutions

Relevant wiki: Length and Area - Composite Figures

Let the radius of the semicircle be r r

A F = D F = F G = r \therefore AF=DF=FG=r

2 r = 14 2 2r=14\sqrt{2}

r = 7 2 r=7\sqrt{2}

The area of the green region

= π r 2 2 π ( r 2 ) 2 = \frac{\pi r^2}{2} - \pi(\frac{r}{2})^{2}

= π ( r 2 4 ) = \pi(\frac{r^2}{4})

= ( 22 7 ) ( 98 4 ) = (\frac{22}{7}) (\frac{98}{4})

= 77 =77

The pi radius squared/ 2. Only the radius is squared. The area of the circle should have been calculated then divided in half. Take note that you did not square pi.

Matthew Patching - 3 years ago

Prove that the r-radius circle goes through A

Dan Covaliu - 2 years, 12 months ago

How can you prove AF = FG = r ?!?

I Love Brilliant - 11 months, 1 week ago

Omg, it looks pretty complex on the first look. THx

Abusha Vopalat - 4 months ago
Dan Covaliu
Nov 3, 2020

Any point on a circle connected to the extremities of a diameter of said circle forms a 90 ^{\circ} angle: which means EGD is 90 ^{\circ} ; which makes AEGD a square, having AG and ED as its equal diagonals. Which makes ED 14 2 14\sqrt{2} . So AD = AE = 14, using Pythagoras. In the semicircle, EF = FD = FG = 14 2 2 \frac{14\sqrt{2}}{2} . So the area of the full green semicircle, including the small circle is half of π ( 14 2 2 ) 2 = 49 π \pi\left(\frac{14\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)^{\!\!2} = 49\pi . The area of the small circle is π ( 14 2 4 ) 2 = 49 2 π \pi\left(\frac{14\sqrt{2}}{4}\right)^{\!\!2} = \frac{49}{2}\pi . So the Green area is 49 2 π = 49 2 22 7 = 77 c m 2 \frac{49}{2}\pi = \frac{49}{2}\frac{22}{7} = 77cm^{2}

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