A unit square is rotated 45∘ about its center. What is the area of the region swept out by the interior of the square?
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Solution
Consider one quarter of the swept region and multiply its area by 4.
The sector has angle 45∘ and radius 22, so its area is 81π(22)2=16π.
The two right-triangle pieces in that quarter have areas 21⋅21⋅21=81 and 21(22−1)2.
Multiplying the quarter-area sum by 4 gives 2−2+4π.
Thus, C is the correct answer.