D E F G is a square. Four quarter circles are drawn with D , E , F , and G as the center and D G , E D , F E , and G F as the radius. If D E = 4 cm , find the area of white region ( in cm 2 ).
The answer is in the form a − c b π − d e , where a , b , c , d , e are positive integers, g cd ( b , c ) = 1 , and e isnt' divisible by the square of a prime. Find a + b + c + d + e .
Bonus: 1 . Find the area of the purple region
2 . If you see in the middle of the figure, you'll find a four-sided shape, named H I J K . Find its area!
3 . If D E = n cm , find the area of the white region and the area of purple region in term of n
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Yeah. It supposed to be all different. I forgot to mention it.. Sorry.
Wow, such a beautiful solution. Upvoted!
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Thank you, Fidel!
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By the way, what motivates you to make such solution? This kind of problem require a diligent person to solve.
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@Fidel Simanjuntak – I've thought about the solution for the "Reuleaux square" area a couple years ago, when I was looking to a similar drawing in an apartment's floor. So, this to me was like extending my wondering from a couple years ago! :)
Besides, I like to be always didactic!
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@Guilherme Niedu – Wow.. Such a nice coincidence.. Hehehe
The area of the required region is equal to 8 times the area of the white region in the above figure
From the above figure it is clear that ,
Area of the white region = Area of yellow region − (Area of blue region+Area of red region)
Now Δ DEH is equilateral as all sides equals a
⟹ ∠ H D E = 6 0 ∘
⟹ ∠ G D H = 3 0 ∘ ∠ G D E = 9 0 ∘ as DEFG is a square
Area of yellow region = 2 Area of square = 2 a 2
Area of red region = Area of sector DHG = a 2 ⋅ 1 2 π Area of sector = r 2 2 θ where r is the radius and θ the angle of the sector in radian
Area of the blue region = 2 Area of Δ D E H = 8 3 ⋅ a 2 Area of equilateral triangle with side a = 4 3 ⋅ a 2
Thus we have,
Area of white region = 2 a 2 − ( a 2 ⋅ 1 2 π + 8 3 ⋅ a 2 ) = 2 a 2 ( 1 − 6 π − 4 3 )
Area of required region = 8 × Area of white region = 2 8 a 2 ( 1 − 6 π − 4 3 )
a = 4 in the above problem ,
⟹ Area of required region ⟹ a + b + c + d + e = 6 4 ( 1 − 6 π − 4 3 ) = 6 4 − 3 3 2 π − 1 6 3 = 6 4 + 3 2 + 3 + 1 6 + 3 = 1 1 8
Why is it only for an odd number of sides ?
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I'll do it all in terms of n . First of all, it is important to note that ∠ H D I = ∠ K E H = ∠ J F K = ∠ I G J = 3 0 o . Denoting J K as x , by cosine law:
x 2 = n 2 + n 2 − 2 n 2 ⋅ cos ( 3 0 o )
x 2 = n 2 ⋅ ( 2 − 3 )
Area H I J K is the area of a square of side x plus 4 areas of circular segments, with angle 3 0 o and radius n :
A H I J K = x 2 + 4 ⋅ ( 1 2 π n 2 − A Δ D H I )
Calculating A Δ D H I by sine law and substituting x 2 :
A H I J K = n 2 ⋅ ( 2 − 3 ) + 4 ⋅ ( 1 2 π n 2 − 4 n 2 )
A H I J K = n 2 ⋅ ( 1 + 3 π − 3 )
now, to calculate A D K H F I J , i.e., the area of the slit-looking part:
A D K H F I J = n 2 − 2 ⋅ ( n 2 − 4 π n 2 )
A D K H F I J = n 2 ( 2 π − 1 )
The area of each corner of the slit will be:
A D J K = 2 1 ( A D K H F I J − A H I J K )
A D J K = 2 1 [ n 2 ( 2 π − 1 ) − n 2 ⋅ ( 1 + 3 π − 3 ) ]
A D J K = 2 1 n 2 ⋅ ( 6 π − 2 + 3 )
The whole purple area will then be:
A P U R P L E = A H I J K + 4 ⋅ A D J K
A P U R P L E = n 2 ⋅ ( 1 + 3 π − 3 ) + 4 ⋅ 2 1 n 2 ⋅ ( 6 π − 2 + 3 )
A P U R P L E = n 2 ⋅ ( 3 2 π + 3 − 3 )
White area will be:
A W H I T E = n 2 − A P U R P L E
A W H I T E = n 2 − n 2 ⋅ ( 3 2 π + 3 − 3 )
A W H I T E = n 2 ( 4 − 3 2 π − 3 )
For n = 4 this leads to:
A W H I T E = 1 6 ( 4 − 3 2 π − 3 )
A W H I T E = 3 2 ( 2 − 3 1 π − 2 1 3 )
Which would lead to a = 3 2 , b = 2 , c = 3 , d = 2 , e = 3 , a + b + c + d + e = 4 2
However, this is not the correct answer according to the problem. I am assuming that a , b , c , d and e must be all different. Re-writing A W H I T E leads to:
A W H I T E = 6 4 ( 1 − 6 1 π − 4 1 3 )
So:
a = 6 4 , b = 1 , c = 6 , d = 4 , e = 3 , a + b + c + d + e = 7 8