Sector

Geometry Level 2

O is the centre of a circle of diameter 4 units and OABC is a square, if the shaded area is 1 3 \frac{1}{3} area of the square, then the side of the square is in the form y π x \sqrt[x]{ y \pi }

Find x + y x + y

This problem is a part of the sets - 1's & 2's & " G " for geometry .


The answer is 5.

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3 solutions

Caleb Townsend
Mar 16, 2015

Let A A be the shaded area, B B be the area of the square, C C be the area of the circle, and s s be the side length of the square. C = π r 2 = 4 π A = C 4 = π B = 3 A = 3 π s = B = 3 π C = \pi r^2 = 4\pi \\ A = \frac{C}{4} = \pi \\ B = 3A = 3\pi \\ s = \sqrt{B} = \sqrt{3\pi} Therefore x = 2 x = 2 and y = 3 , y = 3, so x + y = 5 x+y=\boxed{5}

The shaded part is quarter of a circle. So the area is 1 4 π ( 2 2 ) = π \dfrac{1}{4}\pi (2^2)=\pi . Let a a be the side length of the square.

A s h a d e d = 1 3 A s q u a r e A_{shaded}=\dfrac{1}{3}A_{square}

π = 1 3 ( a 2 ) \pi=\dfrac{1}{3}(a^2)

3 π = a 2 3\pi=a^2

a = 3 π a=\sqrt{3\pi}

Therefore, x = 2 x=2 and y = 3 y=3 .

The desired answer is 2 + 3 = 2+3= 5 \boxed{5}

Venture Hi
Mar 16, 2015

90/360 pi 2^2=1/3x^2 where x is the side length of the square.

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