Three circles each of radius

    \[3.5\]

cm are drawn in such a way that each of them touches the other two. Find the area enclosed between these circles.
Three circles each of radius

    \[3.5\]

cm are drawn in such a way that each of them touches the other two. Find the area enclosed between these circles.

Solution:

Given that the three circles are drawn such that each of them touches the other two.

Now, by joining the centers of the three circles,

We get,  AB = BC = CA =

    \[2\]

(radius) =

    \[7\]

cm

Therefore, we can say that triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with each side

    \[7\]

cm.

∴ Area of the triangle of side a  =

    \[(\sqrt{3}/4)\times {{a}^{2}}\]

=

    \[(\sqrt{3}/4)\times {{7}^{2}}\]

=

    \[(49/4)\sqrt{3}\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]

=

    \[21.2176\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]

Now, we know that Central angle of each sector = 

    \[\phi ={{60}^{\circ }}(60\pi /180)\]

=

    \[\pi /3\]

radians

Thus, area of each sector =

    \[(1/2){{r}^{2}}\theta \]

=

    \[(1/2)\times {{(3.5)}^{2}}\times (\pi /3)\]

=

    \[12.25\times (22/(7\times 6))\]

=

    \[6.4167\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]

Therefore, Total area of three sectors =

    \[3\times 6.4167\]

=

    \[19.25\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]

so, the Area enclosed between three circles = Area of triangle ABC – Area of the three sectors

=

    \[21.2176-19.25\]

=

    \[1.9676\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]

Therefore, the required area enclosed between these circles is

    \[1.9676\]

    \[c{{m}^{2}}\]