How much is shaded?
Consider the above configuration. The largest circle has radius one, and each circle has radius
of the previous. Consider the pattern continuing infinitely with infinitely many circles and every second circle being shaded in the above way.
If this results in
of the circle's area being shaded (with coprime positive integers a and b), find
.
The answer is 19.
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