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Problem 18
The closed curve in the figure is made up of 9 congruent circular arcs each of length 
, where each of the centers of the corresponding circles is among the vertices of a regular hexagon of side 2. What is the area enclosed by the curve?
Solution
Draw the hexagon between the centers of the circles, and compute its area (6*.5*2*sqrt3 = 6sqrt3). Then add the areas of the three sectors outside the hexagon (2pi) and subtract the areas of the three sectors inside the hexagon (pi) to get the area enclosed in the curved figure (6sqrt3 + pi), which is E.
