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Two circles are inscribed in a rectangle as shown above. What is the area of the shaded region?


A. \(200 - 25\pi\)

B. \(200 - 50\pi\)

C. \(100 - 20\pi\)

D. \(100 - 25\pi\)

E. \(100 - 30\pi\)



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Two circles are inscribed in a rectangle as shown above. What is the area of the shaded region?


A. \(200 - 25\pi\)

B. \(200 - 50\pi\)

C. \(100 - 20\pi\)

D. \(100 - 25\pi\)

E. \(100 - 30\pi\)



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Area of rectangle = 20*10=200
Area of circle = \(\pi*r^2=\pi*5^2=25\pi\), so area of both circles = \(2*25\pi=50\pi\)

So area inside rectangle but outside the circle = \(200-50\pi\)

Area of the shaded portion = \(\frac{200-50\pi}{2}=100-25\pi\)

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Two circles are inscribed in a rectangle as shown above. What is the area of the shaded region?


A. \(200 - 25\pi\)

B. \(200 - 50\pi\)

C. \(100 - 20\pi\)

D. \(100 - 25\pi\)

E. \(100 - 30\pi\)



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In the illustration pic the shaded parts are symmetrical.

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Two circles are inscribed in a rectangle as shown above. What is the area of the shaded region?


A. \(200 - 25\pi\)

B. \(200 - 50\pi\)

C. \(100 - 20\pi\)

D. \(100 - 25\pi\)

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Area of shaded portion= area of triangle -area of a circle

= half x 20x10- pi x square of 5= 100- 25pi
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Area of shaded region =
Area of one triangle = 1/2*10*20 = 100
Area of circle = pi\(5^2\) = 25pi
Therefore, 100 - 25pi
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Is this a 700-level problem?

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First let’s calculate the area of the rectangle:
10x20= 200

Then we can calculate the area of both circles:
The diameter of both circles = 20
So each circle has a radius of 5
Area of each circle= 25pi

If you look at the figure, you can see that the shaded area is present twice in the rectangle so by removing both circle areas from the rectangle and dividing it by 2 we can find the shaded area:

(200 - 50 pi)/ 2 = 100- 25pi

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As diagonal of the rectangle cuts the same in half. It is safe to assume that it will also cut the 2 inscribed (similar) circles in same proportion.

SO effectively
Area of shaded region = Area of traingle - are of circle
10*20/2 - Pie*(10/2)^2
100- 25Pie

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