Thursday, June 9, 2011

Summer Problem Solving Marathon Solution #8

The equation x2 + y2 = 4 has as its graph a circle of radius 2 centered at the origin. The equation y = |x| then cuts off a 90 degree sector of that circle. The area of the whole circle is 4π, so the area of the 90 degree sector is 14 of that area, or π.

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