Circle Geometry 1

1. Circles of radius 2 and 3 are externally tangent and are circumscribed by a third circle, as shown in the figure.
Find the area of the shaded region.

3 2

(A) 3π (B) 4π (C) 6π (D) 9π (E) 12π

2. Each of the small circles in the figure has radius one. The innermost circle is tangent to the six circles that
surround it, and each of those circles is tangent to the large circle and to its small-circle neighbors. Find the
area of the shaded region.

(A) π (B) 1.5π (C) 2π (D) 3π (E) 3.5π

3. If an arc of 45◦ on circle A has the same length as an arc of 30◦ on circle B, then the ratio of the area of circle
A to the area of circle B is
4 2 5 3 9
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
9 3 6 2 4
4. The number of inches in the perimeter of an equilateral triangle equals the number of square inches in the area
of its circumscribed circle. What is the radius, in inches, of the circle?
√ √
3 2 3 3 √ 6 √
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) (E) 3π
π π π
5. Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of points where at least two of the
circles intersect?

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 16

6. A semicircle of diameter 1 sits at the top of a semicircle of diameter 2, as shown. The shaded area inside the
smaller semicircle and outside the larger semicircle is called a lune. Determine the area of this lune.

2
√ √ √ √
1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1
(A) π − (B) − π (C) − π (D) + π
6 4 4 12 4 24 4 24
√
3 1
(E) + π
4 12
Circle Geometry 2

7. Square ABCD has sides of length 4, and M is the midpoint of CD. A circle with radius 2 and center M
intersects a circle with radius 4 and center A at points P and D. What is the distance from P to AD?
16 13 √ 7
(A) 3 (B) (C) (D) 2 3 (E)
5 4 2
A B

D M C
8. Let C1 and C2 be circles defined by
(x − 10)2 + y 2 = 36
and
(x + 15)2 + y 2 = 81,
respectively. What is the length of the shortest line segment P Q that is tangent to C1 at P and to C2 at Q?

(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 21 (E) 24

9. Spot’s doghouse has a regular hexagonal base that measures one yard on each side. He is tethered to a vertex
with a two-yard rope. What is the area, in square yards, of the region outside the doghouse that Spot can
reach?
2 5 8
(A) π (B) 2π (C) π (D) π (E) 3π
3 2 3