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Hi,
This question is killing me (please note that it's not homework, this is from self study):
The shaded region inside a square of side "a" consists of all points that are closer to the centre of the square than any of its edges (emphasis on any of its edges--the resulting region is like a square with inflated edges). I know the answer involves integration, in fact I have the entire answer. It begins:
"By symmetry, we consider only the portion of the region between the lines of y=0 and y=x, and then multiply the resulting area by 8. The distance from the origin to point (x, y) on the boundary of the region equals the distance from (x, y) to the line x=a/2, that is, such points satisfy √(x^2 + y^2)=√(x-a/2)^2..." then it solves for x and integrates. The final answer it gives is a^2(4√2 -5)/3 . I'm sorry to be slow, but I'm just not getting it. Why x-a/2? And how is x-a/2 a representative for distance all distances between the centre and the boundary of the region? Any help understanding the intuition behind this answer/a different logical answer would be massively appreciated. Thanks!
This question is killing me (please note that it's not homework, this is from self study):
The shaded region inside a square of side "a" consists of all points that are closer to the centre of the square than any of its edges (emphasis on any of its edges--the resulting region is like a square with inflated edges). I know the answer involves integration, in fact I have the entire answer. It begins:
"By symmetry, we consider only the portion of the region between the lines of y=0 and y=x, and then multiply the resulting area by 8. The distance from the origin to point (x, y) on the boundary of the region equals the distance from (x, y) to the line x=a/2, that is, such points satisfy √(x^2 + y^2)=√(x-a/2)^2..." then it solves for x and integrates. The final answer it gives is a^2(4√2 -5)/3 . I'm sorry to be slow, but I'm just not getting it. Why x-a/2? And how is x-a/2 a representative for distance all distances between the centre and the boundary of the region? Any help understanding the intuition behind this answer/a different logical answer would be massively appreciated. Thanks!
