Circles and Squares

Geometry Level pending

A circle with a radius of 2 has a chord A B AB of 2. A square with a side A B AB is constructed, leaving the two other vertices outside the circle. If the total area of the figure can be expressed as a π b + c + d \frac{a\pi}{b}+\sqrt{c}+d , where a and b are relatively prime, what is a + b + c + d a+b+c+d ?

Note: A A is not equal to a a , and B B is not equal to b b


The answer is 20.

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2 solutions

Terry Yu
May 3, 2017

You could draw an equilateral triangle by connecting A and B to the center point. That makes an equilateral triangle with a side of 2, so the area of the overlapping part is 2 π 3 3 \frac{2\pi}{3}-\sqrt3 . The area of the circle is 4 π 4\pi , and the area of the square is 4 4 . The area of the whole figure is area of the circle - overlapping part + square which is equal to 4 π ( 2 π 3 3 ) + 4 4\pi-(\frac{2\pi}{3}-\sqrt3)+4 which is 10 π 3 + 3 + 4 \frac{10\pi}{3}+\sqrt{3}+4 . Therefore, a + b + c + d = 10 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 20 a+b+c+d=10+3+3+4=\boxed{20}

I think you have a typo there. It should say +square not -square. But it is a good problem. Thanks.

Marta Reece - 4 years, 1 month ago

A s e c t o r = 60 360 π r 2 = 60 360 π ( 2 2 ) = 2 3 π \large A_{sector}=\dfrac{60}{360}\pi r^2=\dfrac{60}{360}\pi (2^2)=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi

A t r i a n g l e = s 2 3 4 = 2 2 3 4 = 3 \large A_{triangle}=\dfrac{s^2\sqrt{3}}{4}=\dfrac{2^2\sqrt{3}}{4}=\sqrt{3}

A s e g m e n t = A s e c t o r A t r i a n g l e = 2 3 π 3 \large A_{segment}=A_{sector}-A_{triangle}=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi-\sqrt{3}

let A \large A be the total area of the figure

A = Area of the square + Area of the circle - Area of the segment \large\text{A = Area of the square + Area of the circle - Area of the segment}

A = 2 2 + π ( 2 2 ) ( 2 3 π 3 ) = 10 π 3 + 3 + 4 \large A=2^2+\pi (2^2) - \left(\dfrac{2}{3}\pi-\sqrt{3}\right)=\dfrac{10\pi}{3}+\sqrt{3}+4

Finally,

a + b + c + d = 10 + 3 + 3 + 4 = \large a+b+c+d=10+3+3+4= 20 \color{#3D99F6}\large\boxed{20}

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