In a right △ A B C , the inscribed semicircle is centered at E with radius r and tangent to A B at D and A C at F and A C = x and A B = 2 x .
Let A p be the area of the pink region. Then r 2 A p = β β α ( β arctan ( β ) − ( π − α ) ) , where α and β are coprime positive integers. Find α + β .
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Let A be at A ( 0 , 0 ) and let the radius of the semi-circle be r = 1 .
Then F is at F ( 1 , 0 ) and E is at E ( 1 , 1 ) , and since the slope of the hypotenuse is − 2 , it has an equation of y = − 2 ( x − 1 ) + 1 , which intersects C at C ( 2 3 , 0 ) .
Then the area of △ E F C is A △ E F C = 2 1 ⋅ 2 1 ⋅ 1 = 4 1 , and the area of the sector of the A E F C = 2 π 2 π − arctan ( 2 ) ⋅ π ⋅ 1 2 = 4 π − 2 arctan ( 2 ) .
Therefore, A p = A △ E F C − A E F C = 4 1 − ( 4 π − 2 arctan ( 2 ) ) = 2 2 1 ( 2 arctan ( 2 ) − ( π − 1 ) ) , so that α = 1 , β = 2 and α + β = 3 .
△ B D E ∼ △ E F C ⟹ r x − r = 2 x − r r ⟹ 2 x 2 − 3 x r + r 2 = r 2 ⟹
x ( 2 x − 3 r ) = 0 and x = 0 ⟹ x = 2 3 r ⟹ x − r = 2 r ⟹ A △ F E C = 4 r 2
and tan ( θ ) = 2 ⟹ A s e c t o r ( E F G ) = 2 1 ( 2 π − arctan ( 2 ) ) r 2 ⟹
A p = A △ F E C − A s e c t o r ( E F G ) = 4 1 ( 2 arctan ( 2 ) − ( π − 1 ) ) r 2 ⟹
r 2 A p = 4 1 ( 2 arctan ( 2 ) − ( π − 1 ) ) = β β α ( β arctan ( β ) − ( π − α ) )
⟹ α + β = 3 .
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We note that △ C E F and △ A B C are similar. Since E F = r , then F C = 2 1 r . Let ∠ E F C = θ , then
A p r 2 A p = [ C E F ] − 2 θ r 2 = 2 1 ⋅ r ⋅ 2 r − 2 θ r 2 = 4 1 − 2 θ = 4 1 ( 1 − 2 tan − 1 2 1 ) = 4 1 ( 1 − 2 ⋅ 2 π + 2 tan − 1 2 ) = 4 1 ( 2 tan − 1 2 − ( π − 1 ) ) where [ C E F ] denotes the area of △ C E F
Therefore α + β = 1 + 2 = 3 .