Let be
and
equilateral triangles of side
.
and
are middle points of
and (\triangle BCD.
Find the shaded area.
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Solution 1:
First, calculate △ A D B and △ B D C areas, both triangles have equal areas.
base = 1 0
height = 2 1 0 3 (you can use trigonometry or phytagoras theorem to find it)
∣ △ A B D ∣ = 2 1 0 × 2 1 0 3 = 2 5 3
Second, calculate circular sector.
Put together the three circular sectors of △ A B D and you get a semi-circle of radii 5 . The area of this semi-circle is 2 2 5 π
Finally, shaded area is 2 × ( 2 5 3 − 2 2 5 π ) = 5 0 3 − 2 5 π ≈ 8 . 0 6 3
Solution 2:
A D C B is a parallelogram so its area is 1 0 × 2 1 0 3 = 5 0 3 .
The six circular sectors form a cirlce of radii 5 which area is 2 5 π
Shaded area is 5 0 3 − 2 5 π = ≈ 8 . 0 6 3