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https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=18916 In the figure above, points A, B, C, D, and E lie on a line. A is on both circles, B is the center of the smaller circle, C is the center of the larger circle, D is on the smaller circle, and E is on the larger circle. What is the area of the region inside the larger circle and outside the smaller circle? (1) AB = 3 and BC = 2 (2) CD = 1 and DE = 4 Two circles.png

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=18916 
 In the figure above, points A, B, C, D, and E lie on a line. A is on both circles, B is the center of the smaller circle, C is the center of the larger circle, D is on the smaller circle, and E is on the larger circle. What is the area of the region inside the larger circle and outside the smaller circle?

We need to find the value of  \pi{R^2}-\pi{r^2} , where R is the radius of the larger circle and r is the radius of the smaller circle. So, bascally we need to find R and r.

(1) AB = 3 and BC = 2 -->  AB=r=3  and  AB+BC=AC=5=R . Sufficient.

(2) CD = 1 and DE = 4 -->  CD+DE=CE=R=5 . Next,  AD+DE=AE=DIAMETER=2R=10 , and since  AD=2r , then  2r+DE=10  -->  2r+4=10  -->  r=3 . Sufficient.

Answer: D.

AayushGMAT · Answer

From the figure we know that:
B is the center of the smaller circle 
C is the center of the larger circle
We have to find out area of region i.e area obtained when area of the smaller circle removed from area of the larger circle.

Statement 1

AB=3 and BC= 2

from this statement we know radius of the smaller circle i.e 3(AB) and radius of the larger circle as well  3+2=5 (AB+BC) 
using radius of both the circle we can find the area of each circle and hence the required area. 
 Sufficient

Statement 2

CD=1 and DE=4

from this statement we know that radius of the larger circle is  1+4=5 (CD+DE)  
now for the smaller circle,we know that AE=10 and we know DE=4. therefore diameter of the smaller circle is  10(AE)-4(DE)=6 (AC) 
therefore  radius of the smaller circle   = 3 (\frac{AC}{2}) . using radius of both the circle we can find the area of each circle and hence the required area.
 Sufficient

Answer D

Dienekes · Answer

Bunuel - As we know CE=AC=5 so AD=2r=AC+CD=6, can this be an alternative way to confirm that statement#2 is sufficient?

Bunuel · Answer

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Yes, that's correct.

Ergenekon · Answer

Bunuel, are there any similar problems to this one?

Bunuel · Answer

We can consider this question as shaded region problem. Check other  Shaded Region Problems  in our  Special Questions Directory .

Parth Monga · Answer

In this question Why are we considering C towards left of D its not stated in the question that its in left of D its shown but not stated. C is given that its lie on the same line and its center of larger circle, But what if the C is towards right of D. Then we can not solve this question using only statement 2.

Should the diagram be considered as concrete not flexible?

Should the diagram be considered as concrete not flexible?

Bunuel · Answer

OG13, page 272:
A figure accompanying  a data sufficiency problem  will conform to the information given in the question but will not necessarily conform to the additional information given in statements (1) and (2). 
 Lines shown as straight can be assumed to be straight and lines that appear jagged can also be assumed to be straight.  
  You may assume that the positions of points, angles, regions, and so forth exist in the order shown   and that angle measures are greater than zero degrees. 
All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.

OG13, page 150:
 Figures:  A figure accompanying  a problem solving question  is intended to provide information useful in solving the problem. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible. Exceptions will be clearly noted.  Lines shown as straight are straight , and lines that appear jagged are also straight.  The positions of points, angles, regions, etc., exist in the order shown , and angle measures are greater than zero. All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.

Hope it helps.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Solution:

Question Stem Analysis:

We are given a large circle that wholly contains a smaller circle. the area outside the small circle that is inside the large circle. If we can determine either the radius or the diameter of each circle, we will be able to determine the area inside the large circle that is outside the small circle.

Statement One Alone:

From statement one, we see that the radius AB of the small circle is 3. And since BC = 2, we add this to the length of AB= 3 to get AC = 2 + 3 = 5, the radius of the larger circle.

Statement one alone is sufficient.

Statement Two Alone:
 
We know that CE is the radius of the larger circle, Since CD = 1 and DE = 4, we see that CE = 1 + 4 = 5.

We know that CE = AC = 5 since C is the center of the larger circle. We are given that CD = 1, and we know that AC + CD = AD is the diameter of the smaller circle. Thus, by substitution, we know that AD = 5 + 1 = 6, and this is the diameter of the smaller circle.

Statement two is also sufficient.

Answer: D

GMATinsight · Answer

Answer: Option D

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avigutman · Answer

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CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Question:In the figure above, points A, B, C, D, and E lie on a line. A is on both circles, B is the center of the smaller circle, C is the center of the larger circle, D is on the smaller circle, and E is on the larger circle. What is the area of the region inside the larger circle and outside the smaller circle? (1) AB = 3 and BC = 2 (2) CD = 1 and DE = 4 A question like this may seem to feel like easy and on reading it usually students end up marking option A as answer! Simply because the right side of our brain could easily decode statement 1 but NOT statement 2. A GMAT Geometry question like this needs a very wide but precise perspective and inference making skills .If you haven’t got it right and hence scrolling through the answers lets break this down for you in 3 simple steps or GMAT Track of thoughts.

GMAT Track of Thought 1 What do I have from the Question stem?

Do I have the center mentioned in the question? Yes I do! B is the CENTER of the smaller circle, C is the CENTER of the larger circle. Points A,D,E are just points on the circumferences of the larger and smaller circles respectively. What do I need to answer? The area of the region inside the larger circle and outside the smaller circle. Let me shade it. https://i.imgur.com/jjPiF5X.png

GMAT Track of Thought 2 To answer the question stem what variables or constants I need? The shaded area is the difference between the areas of the larger circle with centre C and the smaller circle with centre B. Let me mark the radiuses of the larger and smaller circle as R and r respectively. So I would need to know

∏ R^2 - ∏ r^2 and since ∏ is a constant I need the difference between R^2 and r^2 or the values of R and r individually so that the difference could be found.

GMAT Track of Thought 3 What do I have from statement 1?

AB=3 & BC =2 AB=3 provides me with the value of “r”.

I need R which is dependent on centre C. Since BC=2, I can add AB and BC to have AC. So AC=3+2=5 I would do so since AC is the radius of the larger circle and gives me exactly the value of‘R’! So I have r = 3 and R = 5. https://i.imgur.com/zmXIkXz.png This is sufficient. I can eliminate B,C,E answer choices right away.

GMAT Track of Thought 4 What do I have from statement 2? CD = 1 and DE = 4 Its observed that CD and DE added gives me CE which is the radius of the larger circle. So I have CD + DE = 1 + 4 = 5= CE as R. Now how do I think for ‘r’?

Here is where my observation and logical skills need to work in tandem. Let me see. I have to be careful to not intermix data from statement 1 here. May be redrawing the figures is a good idea to avoid this error! Since CE = 5 AC also is 5 (R).Diameter of the larger circle = 2 * 5 = 10.Doesnt help! Since CD =1 , AD = 5 +1 =6 Bam! Doesn’t help yet! Lets think harder.

Well AD is the diameter of the smaller circle(visual skills) This implies AD = 2*r  6 = 2*r or r = 3 Bingo!

https://i.imgur.com/ck3dr0r.png So I have the values of R & r from statement 2 also and hence it is sufficient to answer the question stem. Eliminate A and mark answer option D as the correct answer to this question.

PS-If this question was a miss for you try to absorb the takeaway and practice more questions(official) that challenges your visual and logical skills. May be pick up some Advanced 700 questions from Geometry after you have mastered the Intermediate. Devmitra Sen GMAT Mentor

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