Comparing Areas

Geometry Level 3

Which one is greater?

A. The ratio of the area of the larger square to the area of the smaller square.

B. Twice the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger circle.

insufficient information. A = B A=B A < B A<B A > B A>B

This section requires Javascript.
You are seeing this because something didn't load right. We suggest you, (a) try refreshing the page, (b) enabling javascript if it is disabled on your browser and, finally, (c) loading the non-javascript version of this page . We're sorry about the hassle.

1 solution

Let the side length of the large square be 1 1 , then the diameter of the large circle is 1 1 .

Applying Pythagorean theorem on the big circle, the side length of the small square is 1 2 \sqrt{\dfrac{1}{2}} , then the diameter of the small circle is also 1 2 \sqrt{\dfrac{1}{2}} .

A . A. 1 2 ( 1 2 ) 2 = 1 1 2 = 1 × 2 = \dfrac{1^2}{\left(\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{2}}\right)^2}=\dfrac{1}{\frac{1}{2}}=1 \times 2= 2 \color{plum}\large \boxed{2}

B . B. 2 ( 1 2 ) 2 1 2 = 2 × 1 2 1 = 1 1 = \dfrac{2\left(\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{2}}\right)^2}{1^2}=\dfrac{2 \times \frac{1}{2}}{1}=\dfrac{1}{1}= 1 \color{plum} \large \boxed{1}

C o n l u s i o n : A > B \color{#D61F06}\boxed{\large Conlusion: A>B}

Thank you for sharing your solution.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 11 months ago

It would have been an even better problem if it said 4 times the area of the inner circle, that way they would come out equal.

Marta Reece - 3 years, 11 months ago

Log in to reply

This was in my mind, but l have seen many problems where the area turns out to be equal. I like the idea thou.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 11 months ago

I agree, many similar problems like this have equal areas or volumes.

A Former Brilliant Member - 3 years, 11 months ago

0 pending reports

×

Problem Loading...

Note Loading...

Set Loading...