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Friday, April 17, 2015

Maximize The Area Of The Lune

In the $xy$ plane, there are two circles, a larger one of radius 1 unit and a smaller one of radius $r$. The two circle intersect such that the two points of intersection are on a diameter of the smaller circle. Find the value of $r$ which maximizes the area that is inside the smaller circle, but is outside the larger circle.