2016 AMC 10B Problem 21
What is the area of the region enclosed by the graph of the equation
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Solution
The equation is symmetric in all four quadrants. In the first quadrant it becomes or
In the first quadrant, the enclosed region is the triangle under , with area , plus a semicircle of radius , with area .
Multiplying by , the total area is
Thus, the correct answer is B.