Points P , Q , R and S divide the respective sides of rectangle A B C D in the proportion 1 : 2 . If the area of rectangle A B C D is 1 , find the area quadrilateral P Q R S .
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Very nice solution!
Let the height and breadth of rectangle A B C D be 3 a and 3 b respectively. Then the area of quadrilateral P Q S R is:
[ P Q R S ] ⟹ [ A B C D ] [ P Q R S ] = [ A B C D ] − [ A P S ] − [ B P Q ] − [ C Q R ] − [ D R S ] = ( 3 a ) ( 3 b ) − 2 1 ( 2 a ) b − 2 1 a ( 2 b ) − 2 1 ( 2 a ) b − 2 1 a ( 2 b ) = 9 a b − a b − a b − a b − a b = 5 a b = 9 5
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As we can see, we can divide the side in the proportion 1:1:1, and it will look like this. There are 4 triangles, that are the half of the rectangle where they are. And there's also a rectangle in the middle, whose area is 3 1 l × 3 1 l = 9 1 A A B C D And the triangles are the other 9 8 , so it's 2 1 × 9 8 + 9 1 = 9 5