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Re: In the figure above, the radius of the larger circle is twice the rad
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18 Feb 2025, 15:49
Let x = the radius of the smaller circle
The area of the smaller circle is πx^2; this is also the area of the unshaded region.
Given that the radius of the larger circle is twice the radius of the smaller circle, the larger circle's radius = 2x
The area of the larger circle is π(2x)^2 = 4πx^2
The area of the shaded region is the area of the larger circle minus the area of the smaller circle
= 4πx^2 - πx^2
= 3πx^2
Since the ratio of the area shaded region to the area of the unshaded region is 3πx^2 : πx^2, the area of the shaded region is 3 times more than the area of the unshaded region.