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Geometry, Probability

by swerve » Mon May 10, 2021 4:56 pm

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\(ABCD\) is a square inscribed in a circle and arc \(ADC\) has a length of \(\pi\sqrt{x}.\) If a dart is thrown and lands somewhere in the circle, what is the probability that it will not fall within the inscribed square? (Assume that the point in the circle where the dart lands is completely random.)

A. \(2x\)

B. \(\pi(x)-2x\)

C. \(\pi(x)-\sqrt{2}(x)\)

D. \(1-\dfrac{2}{\pi}\)

E. \(1-\dfrac{2}{x}\)

The OA is D

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