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Bound to Be
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level 
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$ABCD$ is a square of side 1 unit.
Arc of circles with centres at $A, B, C, D$ are drawn in.
Prove that the area of the central region bounded by the four arcs is: $(1 + \pi/3 + \sqrt{3})$ square units. |
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