2004 AMC 12B Problem 7

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Concepts:circle areaarea decomposition

Difficulty rating: 1220

7.

A square has sides of length 10,10, and a circle centered at one of its vertices has radius 10.10. What is the area of the union of the regions enclosed by the square and the circle?

200+25π200 + 25\pi

100+75π100 + 75\pi

75+100π75 + 100\pi

100+100π100 + 100\pi

100+125π100 + 125\pi

Solution:

The square has area 100100 and the circle has area 100π.100\pi. Their overlap is the quarter of the circle lying inside the square, with area 25π.25\pi. The union is 100+100π25π=100+75π.100 + 100\pi - 25\pi = 100 + 75\pi.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

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