MHB What is the Area of Triangle ODG?

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First I will find D coordinates D(x,y) .
the slope of OD: $\displaystyle S_{OD} = \frac{y}{x} $
Note that $\displaystyle y = \frac{-3x}{4} + 2 $ since D on the line
$\displaystyle AD \perp OD $ so we get $S_{AD} . S_{OD} = -1 $
$\displaystyle S_{AD} = \frac{-3}{4} $
$\displaystyle S_{OD} = \frac{4}{3} = \frac{-3x + 8}{4x} \Rightarrow 16x = -9x + 24 \Rightarrow x = \frac{24}{25} $
$D\left(\frac{24}{25} , \frac{32}{25} \right) $
$\displaystyle \bar{OD} = \sqrt{\left( \frac{24}{25}\right)^2 + \left( \frac{32}{25}\right)^2} = \frac{8}{5} $
The upper circle has radius 1 since the line AB cut the y-axis at (0,2), I think the lower circle has also radius 1, if so then N(1,1)
to find G coordinates, G on the line ON : y=x so $\displaystyle G\left(\frac{8}{7}, \frac{8}{7} \right) $
$\displaystyle\bar{DG} = \sqrt{ \left(\frac{24}{25} - \frac{8}{7}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{32}{25} - \frac{8}{7}\right)^2 }= 8 \sqrt{\left(\frac{3}{25} - \frac{1}{7}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{4}{25} - \frac{1}{7} \right)^2 } $
The area of the triangle = 1/2 OD (DG)
 

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Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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