In the Rectangle

Geometry Level 3

The figure shows an annulus with a rectangle inscribed in the outer circle and with the inner circle inscribed in the rectangle.

If the radii of the 2 circles are 25 and 7, respectively, find the area of the shaded region to three decimal places.

Find the area of this shaded region. Find the area of this shaded region.


The answer is 52.468.

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2 solutions

Hassan Abdulla
Feb 25, 2018

x = 2 5 2 7 2 = 24 θ = tan 1 ( 24 7 ) 73.74 x=\sqrt { 25^{ 2 }-7^{ 2 } } =24\\ \theta =\tan ^{ -1 }{ \left( \frac { 24 }{ 7 } \right) } \approx 73.74

Area of shaded Regon = Area of triangle - Area of sector

the Area = 1 2 × 24 × 7 49 π 73.74 360 52.468 =\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \times 24\times 7-49\pi \frac { 73.74 }{ 360 } \approx 52.468

Draw O X OX to form right triangle O X Y OXY . By pythagorean theorem, we get

X Y = 2 5 2 7 2 = 24 XY=\sqrt{25^2-7^2}=24

Compute for Y O X \angle YOX , we get

Y O X = sin 1 24 25 73.74 \angle YOX = \sin^{-1} \dfrac{24}{25} \approx 73.74

From the diagram, we can see that the area of the shaded region is equal to the area of the right triangle minus the area of the circular sector. We have

a r e a o f s h a d e d r e g i o n = a r e a o f t r i a n g l e a r e a o f c i r c u l a r s e c t o r = 1 2 b h Y O X 360 π r 2 = 1 2 ( 7 ) ) ( 24 ) 73.74 360 ( π ) ( 7 2 ) 52.468 area~of~shaded~region = area~of~triangle~-~area~of~circular~sector = \dfrac{1}{2}bh - \dfrac{\angle YOX}{360} \pi r^2 = \dfrac{1}{2}(7))(24)-\dfrac{73.74}{360} (\pi)(7^2) \approx \large{\boxed{52.468}}

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