2016 AMC 12B Problem 18
What is the area of the region enclosed by the graph of the equation
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Solution
By symmetry, consider the first quadrant, where the equation is or This is a circle centered at passing through and since the center is the midpoint of that chord, the enclosed first-quadrant region is the right triangle with legs to and (area ) plus a semicircle of radius (area ). Multiplying by for all quadrants gives
Thus, the correct answer is B.