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Four equal circles, each of radius a, touch each other. Show that the area between them is \( \frac{6}{7} a^{2} \cdot( \) Take \( \pi=22 / 7) \)
Given:
Four equal circles, each of radius $a$, touch each other.
To do:
We have to show that the area between them is \( \frac{6}{7} a^{2} \cdot \)
Solution:
Radius of each circle $= a$.
The four circles touch each other externally
This implies, we get a square by joining the centres of the circles.
Length of each side of the square $=a + a = 2a$
Area of the square $= (2a)^2$
$= 4a^2$
Area of four quadrants inside the square $= 4 \times \frac{1}{4} \pi a^2$
$= \pi a^2$
$= \frac{22}{7} \times a^2$
Therefore,
Area of the part included between the circles $=$ Area of the square $-$ Area of the four quadrants
$= 4a^2 - \frac{22}{7} \times a^2$
$= \frac{7(4a^2)-22a^2}{7}$
$=\frac{28a^2-22a^2}{7}$
$=\frac{6}{7}a^2$
Hence proved.