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Circles: all problems

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Problem 26.4.1

AMC 8

In the diagram below, a diameter of each of the two smaller circles is a radius of the larger circle. If the two smaller circles have a combined area of 1 square unit, then what is the area of the shaded region, in square units?

Shaded region: Big circle minus Left circle minus Right circle

Figure: Big circle, Left circle, Right circle

Problem 26.4.2

AMC 8

The two circles pictured have the same center CC. Chord AD‾\overline{AD} is tangent to the inner circle at BB, ACAC is 10, and chord AD‾\overline{AD} has length 16. What is the area between the two circles?

Problem 26.4.3

AMC 8

A circle with radius 1 is inscribed in a square and circumscribed about another square as shown. Which fraction is closest to the ratio of the circle’s shaded area to the area between the two squares?

Shaded region: Circle minus Inner square

Figure: Outer square, Circle, Circle, Inner square

Problem 26.4.4

AMC 8

Rectangle ABCDABCD has sides CD=3CD = 3 and DA=5DA = 5. A circle with a radius of 1 is centered at AA, a circle with a radius of 2 is centered at BB, and a circle with a radius of 3 is centered at CC. Which of the following is closest to the area of the region inside the rectangle but outside all three circles?

Shaded region: Rectangle minus Quarter at A minus Quarter at B minus Quarter at C

ABCD53

Figure: Rectangle, Quarter at A, Quarter at B, Quarter at C, Circle at A, Circle at B, Circle at C

Problem 26.4.5

AMC 8

Isosceles right triangle ABCABC encloses a semicircle of area 2π2\pi. The circle has its center OO on hypotenuse AB‾\overline{AB} and is tangent to sides AC‾\overline{AC} and BC‾\overline{BC}. What is the area of triangle ABCABC?

Problem 26.4.6

AMC 8

Margie’s winning art design is shown. The smallest circle has radius 2 inches, with each successive circle’s radius increasing by 2 inches. Which of the following is closest to the percent of the design that is black?

(A) 42 (B) 44 (C) 45 (D) 46 (E) 48

Shaded region: Radius 10 minus Radius 8 plus Radius 6 minus Radius 4 plus Radius 2

Figure: Radius 12, Radius 10, Radius 8, Radius 6, Radius 4, Radius 2

Problem 26.4.7

AMC 8

Semicircles POQPOQ and ROSROS pass through the center of circle OO. What is the ratio of the combined areas of the two semicircles to the area of circle OO?

Shaded region: Semicircle POQ plus Semicircle ROS

P(−1, 1)Q(1, 1)R(−1, −1)S(1, −1)O

Figure: Circle O, Semicircle POQ, Semicircle ROS

Problem 26.4.8

AMC 8

A circle of radius 2 is cut into four congruent arcs. The four arcs are joined to form the star figure shown. What is the ratio of the area of the star figure to the area of the original circle?

Shaded region: Square minus Quarter circle 1 minus Quarter circle 2 minus Quarter circle 3 minus Quarter circle 4

Figure: Original circle, Square, Quarter circle 1, Quarter circle 2, Quarter circle 3, Quarter circle 4

Problem 26.4.9

AMC 8

In the right triangle ABCABC, AC=12AC = 12, BC=5BC = 5, and angle CC is a right angle. A semicircle is inscribed in the triangle as shown. What is the radius of the semicircle?

Problem 26.4.10

AMC 8

A semicircle is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with base 16 and height 15 so that the diameter of the semicircle is contained in the base of the triangle as shown. What is the radius of the semicircle?

Problem 26.4.11

AMC 8

In the figure shown, US‾\overline{US} and UT‾\overline{UT} are line segments each of length 2, and m∠TUS=60∘m\angle TUS = 60^\circ. Arcs TR⌢\overset{\frown}{TR} and SR⌢\overset{\frown}{SR} are each one-sixth of a circle with radius 2. What is the area of the region shown?

Shaded region: Triangle UVW minus Sector at V minus Sector at W

USTR

Figure: Triangle UVW, Sector at V, Sector at W

Problem 26.4.12

AMC 12

Three equally spaced parallel lines intersect a circle, creating three chords of lengths 38,38,38, 38, and 3434. What is the distance between two adjacent parallel lines?

Problem 26.4.13(additional)

EMCC

Two circles of radius 6 intersect such that they share a common chord of length 6. The total area covered may be expressed as aπ+ba\pi + \sqrt{b}, where aa and bb are integers. What is a+ba + b?

Shaded region: Left circle plus Right circle

  • Left circle
  • Right circle
  • 60° sector (left)
  • Triangle (left)
  • 60° sector (right)
  • Triangle (right)

Look: the red points are counted twice. Subtract the overlap once.

Shaded: plus Left circle, plus Right circle

Turn the layers on and off. Red points are counted twice.

Problem 26.4.14(additional)

BmMT

A rectangle of height 10 and width 24 is inscribed in a circle. What is the circumference of that circle? Express your answer in terms of π\pi.

Problem 26.4.15(additional)

BmMT

Let C1 and C2 be two circles centered at point O of radii 1 and 2, respectively. Let A be a point on C2. We draw the two lines tangent to C1 that pass through A, and label their other intersections with C2 as B and C. Let x be the length of minor arc BC, as shown. Compute x.