In the diagram, the eight circles are placed at a distance of 1. They have a common centre and have radii of 1 , 2 , 3 , … 8 . What is the ratio of the orange areas to the blue areas?
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Easier way my opinion:
sq.: 1 , 4, 9 , 16 , 25 , 36 , 49, 64
Blue area : 1 + (9-4) + (25-16) + (49 - 36) = 28
Red area : 64 - 28 = 36
36:28
9 : 7
Let the areas of blue and orange regions be A b and A o respectively. Then we have:
A b = π ( 1 2 − 2 2 + 3 2 − 4 2 + 5 2 − 6 2 + 7 2 ) = π ( n = 1 ∑ 7 n 2 − 2 n = 1 ∑ 3 ( 2 n ) 2 ) = π ( 6 7 ( 8 ) ( 1 5 ) − 2 × 4 × 6 3 ( 4 ) ( 7 ) ) = 2 8 π
A o = π ( − 1 2 + 2 2 − 3 2 + 4 2 − 5 2 + 6 2 − 7 2 + 8 2 ) = − A b + 8 2 π = − 2 8 π + 6 4 π = 3 6 π
Therefore, A o : A b = 3 6 π : 2 8 π = 9 : 7 .
Great solution especially subtracting A b !
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Orange Areas
Sum of Orange Areas = ( π 8 2 − π 7 2 ) + ( π 6 2 − π 5 2 ) + ( π 4 2 − π 3 2 ) + ( π 2 2 − π 1 2 ) = π ( 8 2 − 7 2 + 6 2 − 5 2 + 4 2 − 3 2 + 2 2 − 1 2 ) = π ( 3 6 )
Blue Areas
Sum of Blue Areas = ( π 7 2 − π 6 2 ) + ( π 5 2 − π 4 2 ) + ( π 3 2 − π 2 2 ) + ( π 1 2 ) = π ( 7 2 − 6 2 + 5 2 − 4 2 + 3 2 − 2 2 + 1 2 ) = π ( 2 8 )
OR
Sum of Blue Areas = Area of Bigger circle − Orange Areas = π ( 6 4 ) − π ( 3 6 ) = π ( 2 8 )
∴ Blue Areas Orange Areas = π ( 2 8 ) π ( 3 6 ) = 7 9