Circles and semi-circles| AMC 8, 2010|Problem 23

Semicircles POQ and ROS pass through the center O. What is the ratio of the combined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle O?

Find the radius of the circle

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Join O and Q

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The co-ordinate of Q is (1,1), So OB=1 and BQ=1

By the Pythagorean Theorem, the radius of the larger circle i.e OQ=\(\sqrt{1^2+1^2}\)=\(\sqrt 2\).

Therefore the area of the larger circle be \(\pi (\sqrt 2)^2=2\pi\)

Now for the semicircles, radius OB=OC=1(as co-ordinate of P=(1,1) and S=(1,-1))

So, the area of the two semicircles is  \(2\times\frac{\pi(1)^2}{2}=\pi\)

 Finally, the ratio of the combined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle O is

\(\frac{\pi}{2\pi}\)=\(\frac{1}{2}\)

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