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9. As shown in Figure 2,O1O22, \odot O_{1} 、 \odot O_{2} are two circles with equal radii, intersecting at points ABA 、 B. If the area of the shaded region in the figure is equal to 13\frac{1}{3} of the area of O1\odot O_{1}, find the size of AO1B\angle A O_{1} B (accurate to 0.00010.0001).

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Solution

From the problem, we know that the area of the figure to the right of chord ABAB is 23\frac{2}{3} of the area of O2\odot O_{2}.

Let AO1B=α,O2\angle A O_{1} B=\alpha, \odot O_{2} have a radius of rr, and take any point CC on the shaded circumference of O2\odot O_{2}, different from points AA and BB. Then,
SAO2B+Ssector O2ACB=23πr212r2sinα+2πα2ππr2=23πr2αsinα=2π3. \begin{array}{l} S_{\triangle A O_{2} B}+S_{\text {sector } O_{2} A C B}=\frac{2}{3} \pi r^{2} \\ \Rightarrow \frac{1}{2} r^{2} \sin \alpha+\frac{2 \pi-\alpha}{2 \pi} \pi r^{2}=\frac{2}{3} \pi r^{2} \\ \Rightarrow \alpha-\sin \alpha=\frac{2 \pi}{3} . \end{array}

Using a TI graphing calculator to solve the equation, we get α=2.6053\alpha=2.6053 (radians).

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