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# In the figure above, SAND and SURF are squares, and O is the center of

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In the figure above, SAND and SURF are squares, and O is the center of the circle. If Q is the sum of the areas of squares SAND and SURF and C is the area of the circle, then the fraction C/Q is

(A) less than 5/8

(B) between 5/8 and 3/4

(C) between 3/4 and 7/8

(D) between 7/8 and 1

(E) greater 1

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hazelnut wrote:

In the figure above, SAND and SURF are squares, and O is the center of the circle. If Q is the sum of the areas of squares SAND and SURF and C is the area of the circle, then the fraction C/Q is

(A) less than 5/8

(B) between 5/8 and 3/4

(C) between 3/4 and 7/8

(D) between 7/8 and 1

(E) greater 1

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Side of SAND – x

Side of SURF – y

Radius of the circle – r

Now let’s take a look at the right triangle SUA

x^2 + y^2 = 4r^2

r^2 = (x^2 + y^2)/4

Taking the required fraction:

C/Q = π*r^2 / (x^2 + y^2) = π/4 = 3.14/4 is slightly more than 3/4.

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26 May 2017, 05:43
hazelnut wrote:

In the figure above, SAND and SURF are squares, and O is the center of the circle. If Q is the sum of the areas of squares SAND and SURF and C is the area of the circle, then the fraction C/Q is

(A) less than 5/8

(B) between 5/8 and 3/4

(C) between 3/4 and 7/8

(D) between 7/8 and 1

(E) greater 1

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Let side of SAND be "a" and SURF be "b"

AREA of SAND & SURF will be $$a^2+b^2$$

Radius of circle = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}
On solving
Area of circle/Area of Squares = 3.14/4 which lies between 3/4 & 7/8 hence option C
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26 May 2017, 23:33
Then Q= 4(x )square
C= 2*22/7*x*x
So C/Q= 11/7

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27 May 2017, 05:32
Since Triangle USA is a right angled triangle with UA as diameter of the circle.

If we assume sides of sqaure as 6 and 8 respectively
Then 6^2 + 8^2 = 10^2 = UA^2

Which is basically sum of the areas of two sqaures I.e. P

Area of circle C =( π•10^2 )/4

Ratio C /P = [ ( π•10^2 )/4 ] ÷ 10^2
= π / 4
= 3.14 / 4 , greater than 3/4

Option C

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