Circle or Circular Arc Area

Find area involving a circle or circular arc combined with another curve or line, often requiring both integration and circle geometry.

3 questions · Challenging +1.1

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Edexcel C12 2017 January Q15
5 marks Challenging +1.2
15. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{f39ade34-32e2-4b5c-b80a-9663c6a65c87-26_780_871_242_539} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 5}
\end{figure} Figure 5 shows the design for a logo.
The logo is in the shape of an equilateral triangle \(A B C\) of side length \(2 r \mathrm {~cm}\), where \(r\) is a constant. The points \(L , M\) and \(N\) are the midpoints of sides \(A C , A B\) and \(B C\) respectively.
The shaded section \(R\), of the logo, is bounded by three curves \(M N , N L\) and \(L M\). The curve \(M N\) is the arc of a circle centre \(L\), radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\).
The curve \(N L\) is the arc of a circle centre \(M\), radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\).
The curve \(L M\) is the arc of a circle centre \(N\), radius \(r \mathrm {~cm}\). Find, in \(\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }\), the area of \(R\). Give your answer in the form \(k r ^ { 2 }\), where \(k\) is an exact constant to be determined.
OCR H240/02 Q5
11 marks Standard +0.3
5 The diagram shows the circle with centre O and radius 2, and the parabola \(y = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 3 } } \left( 4 - x ^ { 2 } \right)\). \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f2f45d6c-cfdc-455b-ab08-597b06a69f36-06_838_970_1059_280} The circle meets the parabola at points \(P\) and \(Q\), as shown in the diagram.
  1. Verify that the coordinates of \(Q\) are \(( 1 , \sqrt { 3 } )\).
  2. Find the exact area of the shaded region enclosed by the \(\operatorname { arc } P Q\) of the circle and the parabola.
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AQA Further Paper 1 2021 June Q14
12 marks Challenging +1.8
The hyperbola \(H\) has equation \(y^2 - x^2 = 16\) The circle \(C\) has equation \(x^2 + y^2 = 32\) The diagram below shows part of the graph of \(H\) and part of the graph of \(C\). \includegraphics{figure_14} Show that the shaded region in the first quadrant enclosed by \(H\), \(C\), the \(x\)-axis and the \(y\)-axis has area $$\frac{16\pi}{3} + 8\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{6}}{2}\right)$$ [12 marks]