and are equilateral triangles, satisfying and
Given that are positive integers larger than 1, the area of is for some coprime integers and and a square-free integer
Find the value of
This problem is a part of <Christmas Streak 2017> series .
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Geometry
The congruence of △ A D B and △ A E C is trivial. ⇒ ∠ A B D = ∠ A C E .
Since ∠ A E C = ∠ F E B , we see that △ A E C ∼ △ F E B .
Therefore B E : C E = F E : A E , leading to B E × A E = C E × F E = 6 3 0 .
We know that B E = x 2 + y 2 + 2 − ( 2 x + y 2 + 1 ) = x 2 − 2 x + 1 = ( x − 1 ) 2 , and A E = 2 x + y 2 + 1 .
Number Theory
( x − 1 ) 2 ( 2 x + y 2 + 1 ) = 6 3 0 = 2 × 3 2 × 5 × 7
Since ( x − 1 ) 2 is a square while also being a divisor of 630, it's either ( x − 1 ) 2 = 1 or ( x − 1 ) 2 = 9 .
x = 2 , y = 2 5 or x = 4 , y = 6 1 .
The latter is impossible, so we know that x = 2 and y = 2 5 .
Geometry
Then A D = 6 3 0 , and A B = 6 3 1 .
So we know that △ A D B = 2 1 × 6 3 0 × 6 3 1 × 2 3 = 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 3 .
Therefore, a + b + c = 1 9 8 7 7 0 .