An inscribed Hexagon has sides A F = F E = E D = 4 , A B = B C = C D = 2 . Furthermore, A D E F and A D C B are trapeziums.
If the length of chord A D is n m , where m and n are relatively prime integers, find m + n .
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Brian, why is <AFD = 1/2 <AOB ?
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Hi, Guiseppi. ∠ A F B = 2 1 ∠ A O B by the inscribed angle theorem . This theorem was indispensable in solving this problem, (at least the way I went about it).
Great question, by the way. :)
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Check my new problem for a "reality" vindication of that theorem.
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@Guiseppi Butel – Yes, I solved your new problem yesterday as soon as I saw it. It must have been tricky to find all those (large) integer coordinates. :)
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@Brian Charlesworth – Not really, Brian. I just read them off the monitor. I had to figure how to calculate the angles. I used slopes.
Is that the way you did it?
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@Guiseppi Butel – I used the inscribed angle theorem and the Cosine Law, and I calculated the lengths of the sides using the distance formula. I will post a solution tomorrow when my eyes are fresh.
why does 1/2∠AOD=3α
Let F E ∩ D C = M , E D ∩ B C = N , A B ∩ E D = L .
Let L N = y and B L = z
Let E M = a , M D = b
By the Power of a Point, we have
a ( a + 4 ) = b ( b + 2 ) ( 1 )
Notice that Δ E D M ∼ Δ N C D .
So we can have
D N = a 8 , C N = a 2 b
By the Power of a Point, we have
a 8 ( a 8 + 4 ) = a 2 b ( a 2 b + 2 ) ( 2 )
Solving for a and b we get
a = 5 3 2 and b = 5 2 8
So B N = 4 1 5 and D N = 4 5
Notice that Δ A D L ∼ Δ B N L .
So we have z + 2 z = y + 4 5 y ( 3 )
Also by the Power of a Point, we have
( y + 4 5 ) ( y + 4 2 1 ) = z ( z + 2 ) ( 4 )
Solving for y and z we get
y = 5 2 1 7 5 and x = 1 3 7 0
We then achieve A D = 7 3 6
∴ 3 6 + 7 = 4 3 .
I appologize if my latex is not that good.
Also I would like to add that the process of solving the systems of equations was not shown here. I guess I'll leave it to the readers to solve it for themselves.
Length of the chord shared by two trapeziums each having three equal sides a & b & being inscribed in a circle is given by the following general formula
A D = a 2 + b 2 + a b 3 a b ( a + b )
As per question, setting a = 2 & b = 4 in above general formula we get
A D = 2 2 + 4 2 + 2 ⋅ 4 3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 4 ( 2 + 4 ) = 7 3 6 = n m
∴ m + n = 3 6 + 7 = 4 3
L e t 2 α b e t h e ∠ s u b t e n d e d b y t h e 4 u n i t s i d e a t t h e c e n t e r a n d 2 β b y 2 u n i t . W i t h R c i r c u m r a d i u s R S i n α = 4 a n d R S i n β = 2 , w e h a v e 6 α + 6 β = 3 6 0 ⟹ α + β = 6 0 . ∴ R S i n β R S i n α = 2 4 . ⟹ S i n ( 6 0 − α ) S i n α = 2 . S o l v i n g C o t α = 3 2 ⟹ C o s 2 α = 7 1 . AD=Projection of AF on AD+ Projection of FE on AD+ Projection of ED on AD. \ A D = 4 S i n { 1 8 0 − 2 α − 9 0 } + 4 + 4 S i n { 1 8 0 − 2 α − 9 0 } . A D = 4 ( 1 + 2 C o s 2 α ) = 7 3 6 = n m . m + n = 4 3
Let O be the center of the circle and r the radius. Let 2t be the central angle subtended by the chord lengths of 4. Then sin(t) = 2/r. <AOF = <FOE = <EOD = 2t, so < AOD = 360 - 6t. Then <AOB = <BOC = <COD = 120 - 2t. In triangle AOB, by the Law of Cosines, 4 = 2r^2 - 2r^2 cos(120 - 2t).Cos(120 - 2t) = [sqrt(3)/2] sin(2t) - (1/2) cos(2t). Substituting r =2/sin(t), and simplifying, we derive cos^2(t) = 4/7. From triangle AOD, by the law of cosines, (AD)^2 = 2r^2(1 - cos(6t)). cos(t) = sqrt(4/7) = .755928946, t = 40.89339465, 6t = 245.3603679, cos(6t) = -.416909621. Substituting, (AD)^2 = (56/3) (1.416909621) = 26.44897959, AD = 5.14285714.... . We recognize the decimal part as 1/7. So AD = 36/7, ang m + n = 43. Ed Gray
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Referring to the diagram, and letting the center be O , let ∠ A O B = 2 α and ∠ A O F = 2 β .
Now by symmetry 2 α + 2 β = 3 2 π . By the Cosine Law we then have that
( B F ) 2 = 2 2 + 4 2 − 2 ∗ 2 ∗ 4 ∗ cos ( 3 2 π ) ⟹ B F = 2 7 .
Next, note that ∠ A F B = 2 1 ∠ A O B = α and ∠ A B F = 2 1 ∠ A O F = β . So, using the Sine Law on Δ A B F we find that sin ( α ) = 1 4 2 1 and sin ( β ) = 7 2 1 .
Now, we see that ∠ A F D = 2 1 ∠ A O D = 3 α and ∠ A D F = 2 1 ∠ A O F = β . So using the Sine Law on Δ A D F we have that
4 s i n ( β ) = A D sin ( 3 α ) ⟹ A D = sin ( β ) 4 sin ( 3 α ) .
Now sin ( 3 α ) = 3 sin ( α ) − 4 sin 3 ( α ) = 4 9 9 2 1 ,
and so A D = 7 2 1 4 9 3 6 2 1 = 7 3 6 .
Thus m + n = 3 6 + 7 = 4 3 .