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geometry intermediate
Problem
Sides and of equilateral triangle are tangent to a circle at points and respectively. What fraction of the area of lies outside the circle?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
Let the radius of the circle be , and let its center be . Since and are tangent to circle , then , so . Therefore, since and are equal to , then (pick your favorite method) . The area of the equilateral triangle is , and the area of the sector we are subtracting from it is . The area outside of the circle is . Therefore, the answer is
Final answer
E