Each side of an equilateral triangle of perimeter 54 is divided into six equal parts.
If the area of the blue triangle is , then find the value of .
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Refer to the figure above. By Pythagorean theorem : A M 2 = A B 2 − B M 2 , ⟹ A M = 9 3 .
We note that △ A C M and △ D C G are similar, therefore, C G D G = C M A M , ⟹ D G = C M C G A M = 3 2 × 9 3 = 6 3 .
We note that △ D F G and △ E F M are similar, therefore, F M E M = F G D G , ⟹ E M = F G F M D G = 3 2 × 6 3 = 4 3 .
The area of the blue triangle [ E F H ] = 2 1 × F H × E M = 2 1 × 6 4 × 1 8 × 4 3 = 2 4 3
⟹ n = 2 4