An Octagon and a Circle

Geometry Level 3

A circle is circumscribed around a regular octagon with side length 2. The area of the circle can be expressed as ( a + b c ) π (a+b\sqrt{c})\pi , where a , b , c a,b,c are integers with c c square-free.

Find the sum of a a , b b , and c c .

6 8 7 11

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From the problem, the area of the circle can be expressed as A = π r 2 = ( a + b c ) π A=πr^2=(a+b\sqrt{c})π , where r 2 = a + b c r^2=a+b\sqrt{c}

Considering one triangle from the octagon and by applying cosine law,

2 2 = r 2 + r 2 2 ( r ) ( r ) ( c o s 45 ) 2^2=r^2+r^2-2(r)(r)(cos45)

4 = 2 r 2 2 r 2 2 2 4=2r^2-2r^2\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}

4 = r 2 ( 2 2 ) 4=r^2(2-\sqrt{2})

r 2 = 4 2 2 r^2=\frac{4}{2-\sqrt{2}}

rationalize the denominator by multiplying the fraction by 2 + 2 2 + 2 \frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{2+\sqrt{2}} , we obtain

r 2 = 4 + 2 2 r^2=4 + 2\sqrt{2}

we can see that a = 4 , b = 2 a=4,b=2 a n d and c = 2 c=2

a + b + c = 4 + 2 + 2 = 8 a+b+c=4+2+2=8

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