Given that
what is the area of the shaded region, in terms of L ?
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By pythagorean theorem, we have
( 2 x ) 2 = x 2 + L 2 ⟹ 4 x 2 = x 2 + L 2 ⟹ x 2 = 3 L 2 ⟹ x = 3 L or 2 x = 3 2 L
tan 3 0 = x r ⟹ r = x tan 3 0 = x ( 3 3 ) = 3 3 x = 3 L
The area of the shaded region is equal to the area of the triangle minus the area of the circle. We have
A [ t r i a n g l e ] = 2 1 ( 2 x ) ( L ) = 2 1 ( 3 2 L ) ( L ) = 3 L 2
A [ c i r c l e ] = π r 2 = π ( 3 L ) 2 = 9 π L 2
A [ s h a d e d ] = 3 L 2 − 9 π L 2 = 9 3 9 L 2 − π L 2 3
Multiplying the fraction by 3 3 , we get
A [ s h a d e d ] = 2 7 9 3 L 2 − π L 2 ( 3 )
Simplifying further, we have
A [ s h a d e d ] = 2 7 9 3 L 2 − 3 π L 2 = 9 3 3 L 2 − π L 2 = 9 2 7 L 2 − π L 2 = 9 L 2 ( 2 7 − π )
Tell me where I made a mistake,
we know that de area of the triangle is A 1 = 4 3 L 2 , we know that de radius of the circle is r = 6 3 L
So the area of the circle is A 2 = 1 2 π L 2
Hence the shaded region must be A 1 − A 2 = 1 2 ( 2 7 − π ) L 2
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The length from the centre of the circle O to one of the vertices is 3 2 L . Connect O to all three vertices we have 3 equal triangles, and each of them has the area of 2 1 ( 3 2 L ) ( 3 2 L ) sin 6 0 ∘ = 9 3 L 2 , so the area of the triangle is 9 3 3 L 2 = 9 2 7 L 2 .
From here you can already found the answer, but for the sake of a complete solution, I'll do the calculation for the circle as well.
The radius of the circle is then 3 1 L , so the area is π 9 1 L 2 . Hence the area of the shaded region is 9 2 7 − π L 2