Semicircle in a Semicircle
The diagram shows two semicircular arcs, PQRS and QOR . The diameters, PS and QR , of the two semicircles are parallel; PS is of length 4 and is a tangent to semicircular arc QOR .
What is the area of the shaded region?
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