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The length of the side of the triangle is equal to four times the radius of the arcs. So the arcs have radius $2\div 4 = \frac{1}{2}.$ In the diagram above, three semicircles have been shaded dark grey. The second diagram shows how these semicircles may be placed inside the triangle so that the whole triangle is shaded.
Therefore, the difference between the area of the shaded shape and the area of the triangle is the sum of the areas of three sectors of a circle. The interior angle of an equilateral triangle is $60^\circ$, so the angle at the centre of each sector is $180^\circ-60^\circ=120^\circ.$
Therefore, each sector is equal in area to one-third of the area of a circle. Their combined area is equal to the area of a circle of radius $\frac{1}{2}.$ So the required area is $\pi\times\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 = \frac{\pi}{4}.$
Therefore, the difference between the area of the shaded shape and the area of the triangle is the sum of the areas of three sectors of a circle. The interior angle of an equilateral triangle is $60^\circ$, so the angle at the centre of each sector is $180^\circ-60^\circ=120^\circ.$
Therefore, each sector is equal in area to one-third of the area of a circle. Their combined area is equal to the area of a circle of radius $\frac{1}{2}.$ So the required area is $\pi\times\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 = \frac{\pi}{4}.$
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
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