A pair of the identical circles overlap each other so that the distance between their centers is equql to their mutual radius, which has a value of 10 cm. Inscribe a square in a middle region, and find the area of the same.
Here's a graph of a possible orientation........https://www.desmos.com/calculator/k0yljiphsh
The center of this square will be at the origin.......and the diagonals of the square will lie on the lines y = x and y = -x. And finding the intersections of these lines with these circles wil give us the vertices of the square.
And the four vertices of the square will be located at:
(5(√7 - 1)/2, 5(√7 - 1)/2), (5(√7 - 1)/2, - 5(√7 - 1)/2), (-5(√7 - 1)/2, - 5(√7 - 1)/2), (-5(√7 - 1)/2, 5(√7 - 1)/2)
And the area will be ( 5(√7 - 1))^2 = about 67.712 sq units
Here's a graph of a possible orientation........https://www.desmos.com/calculator/k0yljiphsh
The center of this square will be at the origin.......and the diagonals of the square will lie on the lines y = x and y = -x. And finding the intersections of these lines with these circles wil give us the vertices of the square.
And the four vertices of the square will be located at:
(5(√7 - 1)/2, 5(√7 - 1)/2), (5(√7 - 1)/2, - 5(√7 - 1)/2), (-5(√7 - 1)/2, - 5(√7 - 1)/2), (-5(√7 - 1)/2, 5(√7 - 1)/2)
And the area will be ( 5(√7 - 1))^2 = about 67.712 sq units
I had a lot of fun solving this one using trigonometry. It's a chalange -- but, it can be done. Thanks Anon!
Good thinking Chris !
It would have been nice if you had given us the jist of your logic anon :)
Melody: "It would have been nice if you had given us the jist of your logic anon :)"
I'll try to explain what I did; I'll use a clock (hour hand).
I set the centers of the circles (A and B) at 9:00 and 3:00, then I added 2 more centers (C and D) at 12:00 and 6:00. The circumferences of these circles have created 4 vertices of the square (W, X ,Y and Z) at 10:30, 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30. I drew the sides and the diagonals of the square, and marked the center of it with an (O).
If you draw an isoceles triangle (BDW), and mark a midpoint of (BD) with an (M), we get a perfect right triangle (BMW).
BW = 10cm, BO = 5cm, BM = sin45o*5 = 3.54cm, BM = MO, MW = 9.35cm, OW = MW-MO = 5.82cm
The diagonal of the square: 2OW = 11.62cm
The side of the square: WX = sin45o*11.62 = 8.22cm
(And finally), the area of the square (WXYZ) is: 67.71cm2.
It would be nice if someone made a graph of all this; if you decided to do it, do not draw the whole circumferences; do them to the point where they cross each other; it's gonna look nicer. Thanks!
I'm exhausted !!!