
A Scoop of Blancmange
Problem 226
Published on Friday, 2nd January 2009, 09:00 pm; Solved by 1062The blancmange curve is the set of points (x,y) such that 0
x
1 and
,
where s(x) = the distance from x to the nearest integer.
The area under the blancmange curve is equal to ½, shown in pink in the diagram below.

Let C be the circle with centre (¼,½) and radius ¼, shown in black in the diagram.
What area under the blancmange curve is enclosed by C?
Give your answer rounded to eight decimal places in the form 0.abcdefgh