Determine the Difference

Geometry Level 4

The circle above has a radius of 4 cm 4 \text{ cm} . If B A B = 2 6 BAB' = 26^{\circ} , determine the difference in areas of the yellow to the red to two decimal places. Keep in mind that E A B EAB' is a straight line. (Answer is in cm 2 \text{cm}^{2} .)


The answer is 10.86.

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4 solutions

Elvin Ding
May 8, 2016

1.Connect AB to create sector

  1. Area of sector ABB'= 26/360 pi r^2, = 3.62

  2. Notice triangle EAB

  3. Drop perpendicular from A to EB, call this point M

  4. angle(B'EB)=1/2 angle(B'AB), angle(B'EB)=13

  5. Length of AM= sin(13)=x/4, = 3.44

  6. Combine areas of triangle AEB and sector B'AB, = 7.06

  7. Area of Yellow area= p i r 2 2 \frac{pi*r^2}{2} - 7.06 ,= 18.06

  8. Diff of areas= 18.06-7.06, approximately 11.

good job elvin

Jun Shin - 5 years, 1 month ago
Drex Beckman
May 5, 2016

We can find the area of both by easily: π 16 2 25.1327 \frac{\pi \cdot 16}{2} \approx 25.1327

If B A B = 2 6 BAB' = 26^{\circ} , F A E = 6 4 FAE = 64^{\circ} . This means E A B = 15 4 EAB = 154^{\circ} . This gives us an isosceles triangle, and we can find E B \overline{EB} by using the law of sines: E B = 4 s i n ( 154 ) s i n ( 13 ) 7.7950 \overline{EB} = \frac{4 \cdot sin(154)}{sin(13)} \approx 7.7950 . Now, you can use Heron's formula to find the area of the isosceles to be 3.5070 \approx 3.5070 . To find the rest of the red area, we simply find the area of the portion of the circle: 16 π 26 360 3.6303 \frac{16 \pi 26}{360} \approx 3.6303 . We add the two areas together to get a total red area of 7.1373 \approx 7.1373 . Now, the yellow area equal the half of the circle minus the red, so to find the difference between the two is simple: 25.1327 ( 2 7.1373 ) 10.86 25.1327 - \left ( 2 \cdot 7.1373 \right ) \approx \boxed{10.86} .

Rohit Sachdeva
Jun 7, 2016

Join AB to form a sector.

Area of sector BAB' = π r 2 26 360 \pi*r^{2}*\frac{26}{360} = 3.63

Area of \triangle EAB = 1 2 r 2 s i n ( 180 26 ) \frac{1}{2}*r^{2}*sin(180-26) = 3.507

Total red area = 3.63 + 3.507 = 7.137

Area of semicircle EBB' = 8 π 8\pi = 25.133

Yellow area = 25.133 - 7.137 = 17.996

Yellow area - Red area = 10.86

E A B = 180 26 = 15 4 o = π 180 154 = 2.687 8 c . Y e l l o w s e g m e n t a r e a = 4 2 2 { 2.6878 S i n ( 2.6878 ) } = 17.99548 c m 2 . Y e l l o w + R e d a r e a = a r e a o f s e m i c i r c l e = 8 π . R e d a r e a = 8 π 17.99548. D i f f r a n c e i n a r e a = 17.99548 ( 8 π 17.99548 ) = 2 17.99548 8 π = 10.8592 c m 2 . \angle \ EAB=180-26=154^o=\dfrac \pi {180}154=2.6878^c. \\ Yellow\ segment \ area =\dfrac{4^2} 2*\{2.6878 - Sin(2.6878)\}=17.99548 cm^2. \\ Yellow\ +\ Red\ area=area\ of\ semicircle=8\pi.\\ \therefore\ Red\ area\ =8\pi- 17.99548.\\ Diffrance\ in\ area\ =\ 17.99548 -(8\pi\ - 17.99548)=2*17.99548 - 8\pi=10.8592 cm^2.

Interesting approach! Well done! :)

Drex Beckman - 5 years, 1 month ago

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