Interesting Geometry Problem...

imhotep

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    ABC is a right angled triangle. The circle with centre at D is drawn and AB & BC are tangents to it. The lengths of AB & AC are given above.
    Calculate the small area in red, bounded by CA, CB & the arc of the circle.
     

    imhotep

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    1. calculate tan(B) and angle B
    2. AD = AB.tan(B/2)
    3. calculate DC.
    4. if BC touches the circle at E, CDE triangle area can be calculated because we know DE (radius) and one angle.
    5. calculate the area of the sector DCE using radius and angle B.
    6 answer is 4 - 5
    Yes.. But do the calculation... It's interesting.