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ABCD is a square.What is the ratio of area x to area y ?

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ABCD is a square.What is the ratio of area x to area y ?

ABCD is a square.What is the ratio of area x to area y ?

posted Feb 13, 2015 by anonymous

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First observe that the area of the quarter circle with centre B is made up of area X + the area of the two semi circles - area Y (The area Y needs to be taken away because it has been counted twice, once in each semi circle.)

Since we are looking for a ratio we can choose any scale we like to measure the problem. To ease the calculations suppose the square has a side of 2 units.

Then the big quarter circle has area 1/4*Pi*2^2 = Pi
Each semi circle has area 1/2 Pi 1^2 = Pi/2

So by the above observation Pi = X + Pi - Y
Or X = Y So ratio is 1.

answer Jul 27, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni



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