Calculate the area of the yellow region and blue region

Geometry Level 3

Four identical circles, each of radius 3 3 , are drawn on the vertices of a square whose side is 6 6 . Then four identical equilateral triangles are drawn as shown in the figure. Find the total area of the yellow region and blue region.

9 π + 36 3 9\pi+36\sqrt{3} 36 ( 1 + 3 12 π ) 36(1+\sqrt{3}-12\pi) 36 3 + 9 π 12 36\sqrt{3}+9\pi-12 36 + 36 3 6 π 36+36\sqrt{3}-6\pi

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The area of the yellow region at the center of the square can be computed as: area of the square minus area of an inscribed circle. We have

y 1 = 6 2 π ( 3 2 ) = 36 9 π y_1=6^2-\pi(3^2)=36-9\pi

The area of the yellow region on each equilateral triangle can be computed as: area of an equilateral triangle minus area of two circular sectors then multiply it by 4 4 . We have

y 2 = 4 [ 3 4 ( 6 2 ) 2 ( 60 360 ) ( π ) ( 3 2 ) ] = 36 3 12 π y_2=4\left[\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}(6^2)-2\left(\dfrac{60}{360}\right)(\pi)(3^2)\right]=36\sqrt{3}-12\pi

The blue region is composed of four circular sectors having a central angle of 15 0 150^\circ each. So the area is

b = 4 ( 150 360 ) π ( 3 2 ) = 15 π b=4\left(\dfrac{150}{360}\right)\pi (3^2)=15\pi

The desired answer is 36 9 π + 36 3 12 π + 15 π = 36-9\pi+36\sqrt{3}-12\pi+15\pi= 36 + 36 3 6 π \boxed{36+36\sqrt{3}-6\pi}

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