Math Puzzle for June 21, 2024

As one man’s spatula is another man’s canoe paddle, so too is one man’s flip-flop another man’s fly swatter

Alameda Post - a large circle overlaps with a smaller circle. The overlapped section is shaded. The distance between the center points of the two circles is labelled "d."

Above are two coplanar overlapping circles with centers that are d meters apart.
Their areas differ by 9641.5479 m² and the circumferences differ by 194.7787 m.
Given d = 93 meters, find the area of the shaded region.

A = _________ m²

The first correct answer sent to [email protected] wins a gift card worth much ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream in Alameda.

Last week’s winner was Madeleine Canavese with A = 9360 m². Madeleine is a 2024 graduate of Alameda High School.

Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].

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