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2011 AMC 8- Problem 25

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November 25, 2011
ratiogeometryparallelogram

Problem Statement

A circle with radius 11 is inscribed in a square and circumscribed about another square as shown. Which fraction is closest to the ratio of the circle's shaded area to the area between the two squares?
[asy] filldraw((-1,-1)--(-1,1)--(1,1)--(1,-1)--cycle,mediumgray,black); filldraw(Circle((0,0),1), mediumgray,black); filldraw((-1,0)--(0,1)--(1,0)--(0,-1)--cycle,white,black);[/asy]
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 12<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 32<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 52 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \frac{1}2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \frac{3}2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \frac{5}2