In the above figure, the radius of circle is , and the distance . Find the area of the yellow shaded region bounded by the two tangents from point to the circle and the minor arc .
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Note ∠ O C B = 9 0 ∘ that Δ A O C is an right-angled triangle and C A = 1 2 by Pythagoras' theorem.
area of Δ A O C = 2 1 2 × 5 = 3 0 . Similarly, Δ A O B = 3 0 .
∠ A O C = ∠ A O B = arctan 5 1 2 .
Required area = area of Δ A O C + area of Δ A O B - area of sector B O C
= 3 0 + 3 0 − π × 5 2 × 3 6 0 ∘ 2 arctan 5 1 2
≈ 3 0 . 6 .