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Circle and triangle Venn diagram

Source: 2015 AMC 12B Problem 14

February 26, 2015
geometryAMC

Problem Statement

A circle of radius 22 is centered at AA. An equilateral triangle with side 44 has a vertex at AA. What is the difference between the area of the region that lies inside the circle but outside the triangle and the area of the region that lies inside the triangle but outside the circle?
(A) 8π(B) π+2(C) 2π22(D) 4(π3)(E) 2π+32 \textbf {(A) } 8-\pi \qquad \textbf {(B) } \pi + 2 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 2\pi - \frac {\sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad \textbf {(D) } 4(\pi - \sqrt{3}) \qquad \textbf {(E) } 2\pi + \frac {\sqrt{3}}{2}