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Geometry Difficulty 3.6 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Italy

Problem:

Let AA be the area of the subset of the plane consisting of the points (x,y)(x, y) that satisfy the two relations x2+y2100,πx+17y0x^{2}+y^{2} \leq 100, \pi x+\sqrt{17} y \leq 0. Then:

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Solution

Solution:

The answer is (C)\mathbf{( C )}. The relation x2+y2100x^{2}+y^{2} \leq 100 represents a circle with center at the origin and radius 1010. The relation πx+17y0\pi x+\sqrt{17} y \leq 0 represents a half-plane bounded by a line passing through the origin, which therefore divides the circle into two equal parts. Consequently the required area is half the area of the circle, that is
A=12π102=50π A=\frac{1}{2} \pi 10^{2}=50 \pi
Since 3<π<43<\pi<4, we then have 150<A<200150<A<200.

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