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Arc AC is a quarter-circle with center B. The shaded region ABC is "rolled" along a straight board PQ until it reaches its original orientation for the first time with point B landing at point B. If BC=2π cm, what is the length of the path that point B travels? Express your answer in simplest form.

 

 Apr 6, 2021
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First it travels one more radius, then the circumference. then one more radius. So, we have 2π+π22π4+2π=4π+224=1+4π

 Apr 6, 2021
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Sorry, that is wrong because the point B is supposed to travel on a curved path, not just including the start and endpoints.

 Apr 6, 2021
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the radius is 2/pi   

so the circumference is  2pi*2/pi = 4

So a quarter of the circumference is 1

2/pi  + 1  +  2/pi  = 4/pi  +1

 

I get the same answer as Riemann  cool

 Apr 7, 2021

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