Find the ratio between the area of a square inscribed in a circle,and an equilateral triangle circumscribed about the same circle.
If the ratio is in the form b a , where a and b are positive integers with a and b as small as possible, find a + b .
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s=
2
r and a=
4
r
sin
6
0
=
2
3
r
Hence required ratio=
4
3
a
2
s
2
=
3
3
2
r
2
=
9
1
2
1
2
+
9
=
2
1
Area of regular polygon of n sides in an unit circumcircle = 2 1 ∗ n ∗ ( 1 2 ) ∗ S i n n 2 π . I n e q u i l a t e r a l Δ , C i r c u m r a d i u s = 2 ∗ I n r a d i u s . B u t i n t h e Δ , t h e c i r c l e i s I n c i r c l e . ∴ C i r c u m r a d i u s = 2 ∗ I n r a d i u s = 2 ∗ 1 = 2 is the circumradius for the Δ . R e q u i r e d r a t i o = 2 1 ∗ 3 ∗ ( 2 2 ) ∗ S i n 3 2 π 2 1 ∗ 4 ∗ ( 1 2 ) ∗ S i n 4 2 π = 9 1 2 = b a . ∴ a + b = 2 1 .
Let r to be the radius of the circle. .
Observe now Rishabh' picture, then the side of the square inscribed in the circle = 2 ⋅ r ⇒ Surface of the square = 2 ⋅ r 2
Let's call l = side of the equilateral triangle and s = semiperimeter of the equilateral triangle , then Surface of the equilateral triangle = 2 1 ⋅ l 2 ⋅ sin 6 0 º = 4 3 ⋅ l 2 = r ⋅ s = r ⋅ 2 3 l ⇒ l = 3 6 r ⇒ Surface of the equilateral triangle = 1 2 r 2 4 3 = 3 ⋅ 3 r 2 Surface of the equilateral triangle Surface of the square = 3 3 r 2 2 r 2 = 9 2 3 = 9 1 2 . . .
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