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geometry intermediate

Problem

The diameter of a circle of radius is extended to a point outside the circle so that . Point is chosen so that and line is perpendicular to line . Segment intersects the circle at a point between and . What is the area of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Notice that and are right triangles. Then . , so . We also find that (You can also use power of point ~MATHWIZARD2010), and thus the area of is .
Final answer
D