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Problem
A plane contains points and with . Let be the union of all disks of radius 1 in the plane that cover . What is the area of ? Express your answer in terms of and in simplest radical form.
Solution
The center of the disk lies in a region , consisting of all points within 1 unit of both and . Let and be the points of intersection of the circles of radius 1 centered at and . Because and are equilateral, arcs and are each . Thus the sector bounded by , , and arc has area , as does the sector bounded by , , and arc . The intersection of the two sectors, which is the union of the two triangles, has area , so the area of is
The region consists of all points within 1 unit of . In addition to itself, contains two sectors of radius 1 and two annuli of outer radius 2 and inner radius 1. The area of each sector is , and the area of each annulus is Therefore the area of is
The region consists of all points within 1 unit of . In addition to itself, contains two sectors of radius 1 and two annuli of outer radius 2 and inner radius 1. The area of each sector is , and the area of each annulus is Therefore the area of is
Final answer
3\pi-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}