b a , where a and b are coprime positive integers. What is the value of a + b ?
Diameter ACE is divided at C in the ratio 2:3 The two semicircles, ABC and CDE, divide the circular region into an upper (shaded) region and a lower region. The ratio of the area of the upper region to that of the lower region can be expressed as
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The report stated "It does not say to find the sum of a and b at the end." which is a valid clarification. I've since updated your question to reflect asking for a + b .
Let
A u = Area upper region
A l = Area lower region
A t = Total area
Assume the radius of the circle is r = 1 0 .
A u = 2 5 2 π − 2 2 2 π + 2 3 2 π = 1 5 π
A l = A t − A u = 5 2 π − 1 5 π = 1 0 π
A l A u = 1 0 π 1 5 π = 2 3
a + b = 3 + 2 = 5
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To simplify calculations, let the formula f ( d ) of the area of a semicircle given diameter d be f ( d ) = c d 2 for a constant c .
We see that the area of the black region is 2 5 c + 9 c − 4 c = 3 0 c and the area of the white region is 2 5 c + 4 c − 9 c = 2 0 c .
Thus the ratio is 2 0 c 3 0 c = 2 3 so our answer is 3 + 2 = 5 .