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2016 AMC 10B Problem 21

Problem 21 of 25HarderAlgebraGeometry

What is the area of the region enclosed by the graph of the equation x2+y2=x+y?x^2+y^2=|x|+|y|?

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The equation is symmetric in all four quadrants. In the first quadrant it becomes x2+y2=x+y,x^2+y^2=x+y, or (x12)2+(y12)2=12.(x-\tfrac12)^2+(y-\tfrac12)^2=\tfrac12. In the first quadrant, the enclosed region is the triangle under x+y=1x+y=1, with area 12\frac12, plus a semicircle of radius 12\sqrt{\frac{1}{2}}, with area π4\frac\pi4. Multiplying by 44, the total area is 4(12+π4)=2+π.4\left(\frac12+\frac\pi4\right)=2+\pi. Thus, the correct answer is B.

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Concepts: absolute value · circle · area decomposition

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