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2011 AMC 10A Problem 18

Problem 18 of 25IntermediateGeometry

Circles A,A, B,B, and CC each have radius 1.1. Circles AA and BB share one point of tangency. Circle CC has a point of tangency with the midpoint of AB.\overline{AB}. What is the area inside circle CC but outside circle AA and circle B?B?

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The area of this region is the area of circle CC minus the area of the overlapping regions with AA and B.B. From the diagram, we can find the area of half of one of the overlapping regions by finding the area of the sector and subtracting the area of the triangle. This area is then 14π121211=π412. \dfrac{1}{4} \pi \cdot 1^2 - \dfrac{1}{2} \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = \dfrac{\pi}{4} - \dfrac{1}{2}. There are four of these that we must subtract, which leaves us with a final answer of π124(π412)=2. \pi \cdot 1^2 - 4(\dfrac{\pi}{4} - \dfrac{1}{2}) = 2. Thus, C is the correct answer.

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Concepts: circle area · sector · area decomposition

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