A regular pentagon is inscribed in a unit square. If the side length of the pentagon is a , then find ⌊ 1 0 5 a ⌋
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How do you prove that there is an axis of symmetry?
@Atomsky Jahid I hope my reedited solution gives an answer.
For those who find nested radicals more aesthetic than sin 2 7 ∘ , I'll offer 8 − 2 2 ( 5 + 5 ) ≈ 0 . 6 2 5 7 3 7
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A E = 2 a and ∠ A E F = 4 5 ∘ . Since for the angle of the regular pentagon we have ∠ F E G = 1 0 8 ∘ , we get
∠ B E G = 1 8 0 ∘ − ( ∠ A E F + ∠ F E G ) = 1 8 0 ∘ − ( 4 5 ∘ + 1 0 8 ∘ ) = 2 7 ∘ ⇒ E B = a ⋅ cos 2 7 ∘ Consequently,
A E + E B = A B ⇒ 2 a + a ⋅ cos 2 7 ∘ = 1 ⇒ a = 2 1 + cos 2 7 ∘ 1 ⇒ a ≈ 0 . 6 2 5 7 3 7 8 6 For the answer,
⌊ 1 0 5 a ⌋ = 6 2 5 7 3 .
Here is a proof of the fact that △ A E F is an isosceles right triangle, without taking symmetry for granted:
Then,
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Now, we can construct an equation for
θ
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Let ∠ A E F = θ ∘ , A E = x 1 , E B = x 2 , A F = y 1 , F D = y 2 .
x 1 + x 2 = 1 = y 1 + y 2 ⇔ a ⋅ cos ( θ ∘ ) + a ⋅ cos ( 7 2 ∘ − θ ∘ ) = a ⋅ sin ( θ ∘ ) + a ⋅ cos ( θ ∘ − 1 8 ∘ ) ⇔ cos ( θ ∘ ) + cos ( 7 2 ∘ ) cos ( θ ∘ ) + sin ( 7 2 ∘ ) sin ( θ ∘ ) = sin ( θ ∘ ) + cos ( θ ∘ ) cos ( 1 8 ∘ ) + sin ( θ ∘ ) sin ( 1 8 ∘ ) ⇔ cos ( θ ∘ ) [ 1 + cos ( 7 2 ∘ ) − cos ( 1 8 ∘ ) ] = sin ( θ ∘ ) [ 1 + sin ( 1 8 ∘ ) − sin ( 7 2 ∘ ) ] ⇔ cos ( θ ∘ ) = sin ( θ ∘ ) , since cos ( 7 2 ∘ ) = sin ( 1 8 ∘ ) and cos ( 1 8 ∘ ) = sin ( 7 2 ∘ ) ⇔ tan ( θ ∘ ) = 1 ⇔ θ = 4 5 Hence, △ A E F is an isosceles right triangle.
Note: @Atomsky Jahid This last statement implies that A C is, indeed, an axis of symmetry of the compound shape.