2010 AMC 10B Problem 16

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16.

A square of side length 11 and a circle of radius 33\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3} share the same center. What is the area inside the circle, but outside the square?

π31\dfrac{\pi}{3}-1

2π933\dfrac{2\pi}{9}-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}

π18\dfrac{\pi}{18}

14\dfrac{1}{4}

2π9\dfrac{2\pi}{9}

Answer: B
Concepts:circle areasectorspecial right trianglearea decomposition
Difficulty rating: 1790
Solution:

Drop the altitude from OO to AB\overline{AB} at X.X.

Looking at the side lengths, we see that OBX\triangle OBX is a 30609030-60-90 triangle.

This means that the area of sector AOBAOB is 16π(33)2=π18. \dfrac{1}{6} \cdot \pi \cdot \left(\dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}\right)^2 = \dfrac{\pi}{18}.

We also have that the area of AOB\triangle AOB is 1223612=312. \dfrac{1}{2} \cdot 2 \cdot \dfrac{\sqrt3}{6} \cdot \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{\sqrt3}{12}.

The area of the sector outside the square and inside the circle is then π18312. \dfrac{\pi}{18} - \dfrac{\sqrt3}{12}.

There are 44 of these regions, which gives us a total area of 4(π18312)=2π933. 4\left(\dfrac{\pi}{18} - \dfrac{\sqrt3}{12}\right) = \dfrac{2\pi}{9} - \dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

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