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==Solution==
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The area of the shaded region in the circle on the left is the area of the circle minus the area of the square, or <math>\big(\pi-2)</math>. The shaded area in the circle on the right is <math>\dfrac{1}{4}</math> of the area of the circle minus the area of the square, or <math>\dfrac{\pi R^2-2R^2}{4}</math>, which can be factored as <math>\dfrac{R^2(\pi-2)}{4}</math>. Since the shaded areas are equal to each other, we have <math>\pi-2=\dfrac{R^2(\pi-2)}{4}</math>, which simplifies to <math>R^2=4</math>. Taking the square root, we have <math>R=\boxed{\text{(B)\ 2}}</math>
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Solution

The area of the shaded region in the circle on the left is the area of the circle minus the area of the square, or $\big(\pi-2)$. The shaded area in the circle on the right is $\dfrac{1}{4}$ of the area of the circle minus the area of the square, or $\dfrac{\pi R^2-2R^2}{4}$, which can be factored as $\dfrac{R^2(\pi-2)}{4}$. Since the shaded areas are equal to each other, we have $\pi-2=\dfrac{R^2(\pi-2)}{4}$, which simplifies to $R^2=4$. Taking the square root, we have $R=\boxed{\text{(B)\ 2}}$

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