In square A B C D with side length a , we have two inscribed quarter circles and a red circle with radius r which is tangent to both quarter circles and tangent to C D as shown above.
Let A p be the area of the pink region.
If a 2 A p = β α − λ π , where α , β and λ are coprime positive integers, find α + β + λ .
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Using the above diagram h 2 = ( a + r ) 2 − ( a − r ) 2 = ( a − r ) 2 − r 2 ⟹
4 a r = a 2 − 2 a r ⟹ 6 a r = a 2 ⟹ r = 6 a ⟹ the area of the red circle is A c = 3 6 a 2 π
The equations of the blue and green quarter circles are:
x 2 + y 2 = a 2
( x − a ) 2 + y 2 = a 2
Solving the two equations above we obtain x = 2 a ⟹
I = ∫ 2 a a a 2 − ( x − a ) 2 − a 2 − x 2 d x
For I 1 = ∫ 2 a a a 2 − ( x − a ) 2 d x
Let x − a = a sin ( θ ) ⟹ d x = a cos ( θ ) d θ ⟹
I 1 = 2 a 2 ( θ + 2 1 sin ( 2 θ ) ) ∣ − 6 π 0 = 2 a 2 ( 6 π + 4 3 )
For I 2 = ∫ 2 a a a 2 − x 2 d x
Let x = a sin ( θ ) ⟹ d x = a cos ( θ ) d θ ⟹
I 2 = 2 a 2 ( θ + 2 1 sin ( 2 θ ) ) ∣ − 6 π 2 π = 2 a 2 ( 3 π − 4 3 )
⟹ I = 2 a 2 ( 2 3 − 6 π ) ⟹ A p = I − A c = ( 4 3 − 9 π ) a 2 ⟹
a 2 A p = 4 3 − 9 π = β α − λ π ⟹ α + β + λ = 1 6 .
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Referring to the figure, let . Then, on right △ D J G , sin θ = a − r r Applying cosine rule on △ A G D ,
A G 2 = D A 2 + D G 2 − 2 D A ⋅ D G ⋅ cos ( ∠ A D G ) ⇒ ( a + r ) 2 = a 2 + ( a − r ) 2 − 2 a ( a − r ) cos ( 9 0 ∘ − θ ) ⇒ a 2 + 2 a r + r 2 = a 2 + a 2 − 2 a r + r 2 − 2 a ( a − r ) sin ( θ ) ⇒ 4 a r = a 2 − 2 a ( a − r ) a − r r ⇒ 6 a r = a 2 ⇒ r = 6 a Now, for the area A p of the pink region,
A p i n k = A ( D , EC ⌢ ) − ⎝ ⎛ A ( A , E D ⌢ ) − [ A E D ] ⎠ ⎞ − A r e d c i r c l e = 2 1 ⋅ 6 π ⋅ a 2 − ( 2 1 ⋅ 3 π ⋅ a 2 − 4 a 2 3 ) − π ( 6 a ) 2 = … = ( 4 3 − 9 π ) a 2
Hence, a 2 A p = 4 3 − 9 π For the answer, α = 3 , β = 4 , λ = 9 , thus, α + β + λ = 1 6 .