Two overlapping circles with equal radius form a shaded region as shown in the figure. Express the area of the region and the complete perimeter (combined arc length) in terms of r and the distance between center, D? Let r=4andD=6 and calculate?

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1 Answer
Oct 29, 2016

see explanation.

Explanation:

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Given AB=D=6,AG=D2=3
Given r=3
h=r2(D2)2=169=7
sinx=hr=74
x=41.41

Area GEF (red area) =πr2(41.41360)1237
=π42(41.41360)1237=1.8133

Yellow Area =4Red Area =41.8133=7.2532

arc perimeter (CEC)=4×2πr×(41.41360)
=4×2π×4×(41.41360)=11.5638