Q18
3 marks
Circles
Area and Geometric Measurement Involving Circles
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On the coordinate plane, there is an annular region formed by the intersection of the exterior of the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 3$ and the interior of the circle $x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 4$ . A person wants to use a straight scanning rod of length 1 to scan a certain region $R$ above the $x$-axis of this annular region. He designs the scanning rod with black and white ends moving respectively on the semicircles $C _ { 1 } : x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 3 ( y \geq 0 )$ and $C _ { 2 } : x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 4 ( y \geq 0 )$ . Initially, the black end of the scanning rod is at point $A ( \sqrt { 3 } , 0 )$ and the white end is at point $B$ on $C _ { 2 }$ . Then the black and white ends move counterclockwise along $C _ { 1 }$ and $C _ { 2 }$ respectively until the white end reaches point $B ^ { \prime } ( - 2,0 )$ on $C _ { 2 }$ , at which point scanning stops.
What are the coordinates of point $B$? (Single-choice question, 3 points)
(1) $( 0,2 )$
(2) $( 1 , \sqrt { 3 } )$
(3) $( \sqrt { 2 } , \sqrt { 2 } )$
(4) $( \sqrt { 3 } , 1 )$
(5) $( 2,0 )$