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\n\n$\\textbf{(A) } \\pi - \\sqrt{3} \\qquad\\textbf{(B) } \\pi - \\sqrt{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(C) } \\frac{\\pi + \\sqrt{2}}{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(D) } \\frac{\\pi +\\sqrt{3}}{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(E) } \\frac{7}{6}\\pi - \\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}$", "description_html": "

Three semicircles of radius 1 are constructed on diameter \\overline{AB} of a semicircle of radius 2 . The centers of the small semicircles divide \\overline{AB} into four line segments of equal length, as shown. What is the area of the shaded region that lies within the large semicircle but outside the smaller semicircles?

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\\textbf{(A) } \\pi - \\sqrt{3} \\qquad\\textbf{(B) } \\pi - \\sqrt{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(C) } \\frac{\\pi + \\sqrt{2}}{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(D) } \\frac{\\pi +\\sqrt{3}}{2} \\qquad\\textbf{(E) } \\frac{7}{6}\\pi - \\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}

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Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.

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