2006 AMC 12A Problem 22
Problem 22 of 25HarderGeometryCounting & Probability
A circle of radius is concentric with and outside a regular hexagon of side length The probability that three entire sides of the hexagon are visible from a randomly chosen point on the circle is What is
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Place the hexagon at the center of the circle. Corresponding to each vertex is an arc from which only the two sides meeting there are entirely visible. These six congruent arcs make up the complementary probability so each arc measures
Take the arc centered on the ray from the center through a vertex and let be its upper endpoint. Then and at a third side is just becoming visible, so lies on that side’s supporting line. Its distance from is the apothem
Hence giving
Thus, the correct answer is D.