# Six Circles Inside a Circle Inside a Square _Posted on Nov 9, 2019_ +-- {.image} [[SixCirclesInsideaCircleInsideaSquare.png:pic]] > The six small circles each have radius $1$. What's the total shaded area? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1193099557023956993) * [[six circles inside a circle inside a square techniques]] * [[six circles inside a circle inside a square solution]]