2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 18

Problem

Three concentric circles centered at $O$ have radii of $1$ , $2$ , and $3$ . Points $B$ and $C$ lie on the largest cirlce. The region between the two smaller circles is shaded, as is the portion of the region between the two larger circles bounded by central angle $BOC$ , as shown in the figure below. Suppose the shaded and unshaded regions are equal in area. What is the measure of $\angle{BOC}$ in degrees?

$[asy] size(150); import graph; draw(circle((0,0),3)); real radius = 3; real angleStart = -54; // starting angle of the sector real angleEnd = 54; // ending angle of the sector label("$O$",(0,0),W); pair O = (0, 0); filldraw(arc(O, radius, angleStart, angleEnd)--O--cycle, gray); filldraw(circle((0,0),2),gray); filldraw(circle((0,0),1),white); draw((1.763,2.427)--(0,0)--(1.763,-2.427)); label("$B$",(1.763,2.427),NE); label("$C$",(1.763,-2.427),SE); [/asy]$ $\textbf{(A) } 108\qquad\textbf{(B) } 120\qquad\textbf{(C) } 135\qquad\textbf{(D) } 144\qquad\textbf{(E) } 150$

Solution

Let $x=\angle{BOC}$ .

We see that the shaded region is the inner ring plus a sector $x^\circ$ of the outer ring. The area of this in terms of $x$ is $\left( 4 \pi - \pi \right)+\frac{x}{360} \left( 9 \pi - 4 \pi \right)$ . This simplifies to $3 \pi + \frac{x}{360}(5 \pi)$ .

Also, the unshaded portion is comprised of the smallest circle plus the sector $(360-x)^\circ$ of the outer ring. The area of this is $\pi + \frac{x}{360}(5 \pi)$ .

We are told these are equal, therefore $\pi + \frac{x}{360}(5 \pi) = 3 \pi + \frac{x}{360}(5 \pi)$ . Solving for $x$ reveals $x=\boxed{\textbf{(A) } 108}$ .

~MrThinker

Video Solution 1 (super clear!) by Power Solve

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Video Solution 2 by Math-X (First fully understand the problem!!!)

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Video Solution by NiuniuMaths (Easy to understand!)

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Video Solution 3 by SpreadTheMathLove

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Video Solution 2 by OmegaLearn.org

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