Notes
semi-circles in a square solution

Semi-Circles in a Square

Semi-Circles in a Square

If the radius of each semicircle is 55, what’s the total shaded area?

Solution by Dissection

Semi-circles in a square labelled

In the above diagram, the regions outside the square are equal in area to the purple regions inside, so the shaded region has area equal to half that of the square. As the radius of each semi-circle is 55, the diameter of the square is 2020 and so its area is 200200. The shaded region therefore has area 100100.