Percentage of the White Part?

Geometry Level 2

What percentage of the given figure is the white part?

40% 25% 28% 38% 41%

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1 solution

David Vreken
Sep 26, 2018

The white area of the inner circle is 1 4 \frac{1}{4} of a unit circle, or A 1 = π 4 A_1 = \frac{\pi}{4} . The white area of the middle ring is 3 4 \frac{3}{4} of the difference between the area of a circle with radius 3 3 and radius 1 1 , or A 2 = 3 4 ( π 3 2 π 1 2 ) = 6 π A_2 = \frac{3}{4}(\pi 3^2 - \pi 1^2) = 6\pi . The white area of the outer ring is 1 4 \frac{1}{4} of the difference between the area of a circle with radius 5 5 and radius 3 3 , or A 2 = 1 4 ( π 5 2 π 3 2 ) = 4 π A_2 = \frac{1}{4}(\pi 5^2 - \pi 3^2) = 4\pi . The total white area is A w = π 4 + 6 π + 4 π = 41 π 4 A_w = \frac{\pi}{4} + 6\pi + 4\pi = \frac{41\pi}{4} .

The total area of the figure is the area of a circle with radius 5 5 , or 25 π 25\pi .

Therefore, the percentage of the given figure that is white is 41 π 4 25 π = 41 % \frac{\frac{41\pi}{4}}{25\pi} = \boxed{41 \%} .

Thank you for sharing your solution.

Hana Wehbi - 2 years, 8 months ago

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